Nasirabad District
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| Nasirabad District | |
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| Area | km² |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
• Sardar Fateh Ali Umrani • Nizam-ud-Din • seats • |
| Main language(s) | sindhi |
| Website | [1] |
Nasirabad (Urdu: ناصر آباد ) is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. Nasirabad’s headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. The district was notified in 1974. For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tamboo district. Tamboo is a small village 40 km west of Dera Murad Jamali. Nasirabad is a major town in of this district. The district has two sub-divisions, Dera Murad Jamali and Chattar, and 1 tehsil, Tamboo. It is further divided into 163 sub-tehsils and 14 mozas. One moza exists of 1 to 5 villages.
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[edit] Tehsils of Nasirabad
- Chattar
- Dera Murad Jamali
- Tamboo
[edit] Kachhi Zilla
Tehsils of the Kachhi district; Gandawa, Jhal Magsi, Mirpur.
[edit] Population
The population of Nasirabad district is estimated to be over 350,000 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims. The major Jamot tribes of the district are: Abro, Bhangar, Manjhoo, Hanbi, Gola, Boohar, Solangi, Machi, Jamali etc.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Zafarullah Khan Jamali belongs to this district.
[edit] See also
| 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 | |
