Bela (Pakistan)
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Balochistan | ||
| Coordinates : |
26 ° 13 ' N , 66 ° 19' E
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| Height : |
85 m
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| Residents : | 26,000 (2013) | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Bela is the district capital of Lasbela in the Balochistan Province ( Pakistan ).
The city is about 160 kilometers north-northwest of Karachi . Bela has a long history and is possibly a start-up from Alexander the Great . It was the capital of the state of Las Bela , which existed in this area from the 18th century to 1955. Bela had 16,998 inhabitants at the 1998 census and an estimated 26,000 inhabitants in 2013.