Zhob (District)

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Zhob district
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Balochistan
Seat : Zhob
Coordinates : 31 ° 10 ′  N , 68 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 31 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 68 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  E
Area : 20,297 km²
 
Residents : 310,544 (2017)
Population density : 15 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
Map of Pakistan, position of Zhob district highlighted

The district Zhob is an administrative district in Pakistan in the province of Baluchistan . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name, Zhob . Zhob is one of the separately administered tribal areas.

The district has an area of ​​20,297 km² and according to the 2017 census 310,544 inhabitants. The population density is 15 inhabitants / km².

geography

The district is located on the north of the Balochistan Province, which is in the west of Pakistan. Much of the Zhob district consists of rough, mountainous and difficult to access terrain. The Zhob River flows through the area and is used for irrigation.

climate

The climate is relatively cold. In summer the weather doesn't get very hot. The region receives heavy rainfall in summer. The hilly areas at higher altitudes experience heavy snowfalls and blizzards in winter.

history

The region is considered the historical home of the Pashtuns (Afghans).

The district and its city were given the name Zhob in 1975. It used to be known as Fort Sandeman after Sir Robert Sandeman . Sandeman was an agent of the Governor General of Balochistan in the British era.

Administrative division

The district is administratively divided into two tehsil :

Demographics

The vast majority of the population of Zhob District is Pashtun, whose language Pashtun is also the majority language . The indigenous tribes of Zhob include the Mandokhail, Khosti, Sherani, Kakar, Harifal, Lawon and Babar.

Between 1998 and 2017, the population grew at an annual rate of 2.52%. Around 15% of the population live in urban regions and around 85% in rural regions. 168,358 men and 142,186 women live in 45,962 households, resulting in a gender ratio of 118.4 men per 100 women and thus a common surplus of men for Pakistan.

The literacy rate in 2014/15 among the population aged 10 and over was 43% (women: 18%, men: 64%).

year population
1998 193.458
2017 310,544

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .
  3. ^ A b c District Development Profile: Zhob. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
  4. ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .