Ziarat District
ضلع زیارت | |
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 Map of Balochistan with Ziarat District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Sibi |
| Established | July 1986 |
| Headquarters | Ziarat |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,301 km2 (1,275 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 160,095 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 [3] |
| Website | ziarat |
Ziarat (Urdu: ضلع زیارت) is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is headquarters of the district of the Sub division, and also of the tehsil. Khalifat Hills have the highest peak with an altitude of 11,400 feet (3,500 m) in Ziarat district.
Administration
Ziarat District was established in July 1986, previously being part of Sibi District.[1] The district, with a population of 52855, is subdivided into two tehsils Ziarat and Sanjawi the latter is the most densely populated having a population of 32,456, while Ziarat Tehsil has a population of 18,000. The district contain a total of ten Union Councils.[3]
Demography
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 28,624 households and a population of 160,095. Ziarat had a sex ratio of 948 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 45.36% - 58.84% for males and 31.43% for females. 3,392 (2.12%) lives in urban areas. 54,967 (34.33%) were under 10 years of age. 417 (0.26%) people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 97.61% of the population.[2]
Tourism
Ziarat has some of the oldest Juniper forests in the world.[4] A tourist destination, the economy of the district also benefits from orchards of apples and cherries. The Ziarat district has the highest Human Development Index of all districts in the province. The first Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, spent last days of his life in Ziarat Residency in Ziarat.
Notable people
References
- 1 2 PCO 1999, p. 13.
- 1 2 "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- 1 2 Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Pakistan's Ziarat: An ancient juniper forest and its living fossils". BBC. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
Bibliography
- 1998 District census report of Ziarat. Census publication. Vol. 19. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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