Sibi District
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Sibi (Urdu: سبی ) is a district in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Sibi district was established in 1903. It was subdivided to create Nasirabad and Kohlu districts in 1974, Dera Bugti District in 1983, and Ziarat District in 1986. These new districts were considered part of the Sibi Division of Pakistan (except for Nasirabad) until 2000, when the third-tier "divisions" structure of government was dissolved. It is also known as the "Hot spot" of Pakistan where the temperatures in the summer exceed far above normal over 50°C.
The Sibi district has two sub-divisions, Sibi and Harnai, which are further organized into tehsils and sub-tehsils: Sibi, Harnai, Kutmandi and Sangan. The population of Sibi district is estimated to be over 250,000 in 2005. The current DCO of Sibi district is Shakeel A. Hashmi who has also served as Secretary of Balochistan in 2005 and also was the last Additional Commissioner of Karachi 2001.
[edit] Population
The major tribes of Sibi are Marri, Barozai and Khajjak. Over 99% of its inhabitants are Muslims.
[edit] Also see
- Mir Chakar Khan Rind
- Sevi
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| Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan) |  |
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| Capital | Quetta | |
| Districts | Awaran | Barkhan | Bolan | Chagai | Dera Bugti | Gwadar | Jafarabad | Jhal Magsi | Kalat | Kech | Kharan | Khuzdar | Kohlu | Lasbela | Loralai | Mastung | Musakhel | Nasirabad | Nushki | Panjgur | Pishin | Qilla Abdullah | Qilla Saifullah | Quetta | Sibi | Zhob | Ziarat | |
