Kech District ضلع کیچ کیچ دمگ | |
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Katak Fort Bottom: Fields inTejaban | |
![]() Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Division | Makran |
Headquarter | Turbat |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 22,539 km2 (8,702 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 1,060,931 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Literacy | |
• Literacy rate |
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Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number ofTehsils | 5 |
Kech District (Urdu:ضلع کیچ) is adistrict in theBalochistan province ofPakistan. This district's old name was Turbat District which was changed to its even older nameKech District in 1994-1995.[3]
The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the followingtehsils, each of which contains several villages:[4][5]
Tehsil | Area (km²)[6] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023)[7] | Union Councils |
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Mand Tehsil | 1,456 | 56,772 | 38.99 | 54.19% | ... |
Tump Tehsil | 1,945 | 147,041 | 75.60 | 47.17% | ... |
Turbat Tehsil[5] | 9,742 | 470,605 | 48.31 | 63.65% | ... |
Balnigor Tehsil | 1,238 | 50,404 | 40.71 | 38.77% | ... |
Buleda Tehsil[5] | 1,997 | 107,847 | 54.00 | 35.36% | ... |
Dasht Tehsil[5] | 2,486 | 90,080 | 36.23 | 37.25% | ... |
Hoshab Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | 30.71% | ... |
Zamuran Tehsil | 1,462 | 71,616 | 48.98 | 28.97% | ... |
Gayab Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Solband Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1951 | N/A | — |
1961 | N/A | — |
1972 | N/A | — |
1981 | N/A | — |
1998 | 413,204 | — |
2017 | 907,182 | +4.23% |
2023 | 1,060,931 | +2.64% |
Sources:[8] |
As of the2023 census, Kech district has 253,475 households and a population of 1,060,931. The district has a sex ratio of 109.82 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 49.65%: 55.23% for males and 43.46% for females.[9][10] 328,574 (30.97% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[11] 386,646 (36.44%) live in urban areas.[9]
In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population was from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[12]
Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 99.73% of the population, with very small minorities ofBrahui,Sindhi andKashmiri speakers.[1]