Panjgur District

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Panjgur District

Area	km²
Population () • Density	• /km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils	• Tariq Baloch • Muhammad Saleem • seats •
Main language(s)	Balochi
Website	[1]

Panjgur (Urdu: پنجگور ) is a district in the west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was notified as a district on July 1, 1977 when Makran district was given the status of a division and was divided into three districts. Previously it was one of the 3 tehsils of Makran district. For administrative purposes, the whole district is one sub-division, i.e., Panjgur, and further divided into one tehsil (Panjgur) and two sub-tehsils, named Gichk and Parome. Some of the towns that are within the Panjgur district are Tasp, Washbood, Gramkhan, Kudabadan, Surdoo, Chitkan,Taroffice,Sarikoran, Bunistan, Ihrap, Sarekalat, Isaai and Surdhoo.Taroffice is the main town of Panjgur, where most of the offices are situated. Land settlement was initiated in 1992 as a preparation to the construction of Mirani Dam, but to date only four wards have been finalised in the whole district. Panjgur is famous for production of dates, and the quality is more delicious than other areas of province. The people here are very sensitive to their customs. They have great tradition that are unique in Pakistan.GAWADAR is also in its vicinity. There are lots of natural resources available, but due to mengal sardars, people are kept in doom and ignorance. The literacy rate is very low. If people avoid concentrating on bad politics of their sardars, this region can develop very quickly.

All kinds of Iranian products are smuggled into Pakistan through this path, including oil, plastic goods and food products which are available at nominal costs compared to other parts of Baluchistan. The majority of non-Muslims are "ZIGRIS". The vast orchards of date palm produces a unique picturesque. The weather conditions are very challenging. In a few days one can get damaged skin due to dry weather. The worth seeing tradition is their marriages, which are so delightful that one craves more and more experience as a quest. These people are very soft but their politics has put chains on the wheels of economic and social conditions. These people live a very low standard of life, but manage to enjoy it with great harmony and cooperation.

[edit] Tehsils of Panjgur

chitkan is the main town of panjgur

Gichk
Gowargo
Panjgur
Parome

[edit] Population

The population of Panjgur district was estimated to be over 350,000 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims. Balochi is spoken in Panjgur as a local language. A couple of years ago the majority of the population earned their living by agricultural activities which mainly revolved around date gardens, but nowadays most of the people earn their living by running shops and doing other types of business. Some of the young students earn a small amount of income by teaching in tuition centres and a few people are government employees. English as a second language is widely taught in tuition centres.

Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan)
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