Lasbela District

Lasbela District (Urdu and Balochi: لسبیلہ) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Lasbela District
ضلع لسبیلہ
District of Balochistan
Top: Princess of Hope in Hingol National Park
Bottom: Gondrani Cave City
Map of Balochistan with Lasbela District highlighted
Coordinates: 20°13′38″N 66°18′22″E
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionKalat
EstablishedJune 1954[1]
HeadquartersUthal
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerHassan Waqar Cheema
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total8,437 km2 (3,258 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total236,631
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5

History

In 2022, Hub District was carved out from Lasbela District. So Hub Tehsil, Winder Tehsil, Gaddani Tehsil, Sakran Tehsil and Dureji Tehsil ended up being part of Hub District.[3]

It became a separate district in Qalat Division on 30 June 1954. Uthal is the district headquarters. The district is divided into 5 Tehsils and 22 union councils. The famous Hinglaj Mata mandir, a Hindu holy site located in the Hingol National Park, is situated in Lasbela district. The annual Hinglaj Yathra where more than 250,000 Hindu devotees participate every year.[4]

Administration

The district of Lasbela is administratively divided in five tehsils one sub-tehsil and 22 Union Councils.

Union Councils are given below:

Tehsil Bela

  1. Bela
  2. Welpat Shumali
  3. Welpat Junubi
  4. Kathor
  5. Gador

Tehsil Uthal

  1. Uthal[5]
  2. Wayara
  3. Kenwari
  4. Lakhra[5]
  5. Sheh
  6. Liari

Geography

The main rivers of Lasbela are Porali River with its tributaries, Winder River and Wirhab River. Other rivers are the Phor and Hingol which rise in Awaran District before flowing through Lasbela on their way to the Arabian Sea.[6]

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 236,631, of which 123,639 were males and 112,986 females. Rural population was 182,605 (77.17%) while the urban population was 54,026 (22.83%). The literacy rate was 32.47% - the male literacy rate was 43.49% while the female literacy rate was 20.25%. Islam was the predominant religion with 98.38%, while Hindus are 1.44% of the population.[2]

Languages of Lasbela district (2017)

  Balochi (34.31%)
  Sindhi (27.27%)
  'Other' (Lasi) (25.87%)
  Brahui (9.05%)
  Pashto (1.47%)
  Others (2.03%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 34.31% of the population spoke Balochi, 27.27% Sindhi, 25.87% Other (mainly Lasi), 9.05% Brahui and 1.47% Pashto as their first language.[2]

Education

The Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science is located in Uthal.

Economy

In the south east, an oil refinery Cnergyico was constructed in 2014 at Hub in Lasbela District which is capable of processing 120,000 barrels of oil. Furthermore, a power station is located adjacent to refinery, that produces about 1350 MW of power.[7]

Bibliography
  • 1998 District census report of Lasbela. Census publication. Vol. 57. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.

References
  1. "History of Lasbela". Lasbela District Government website. 1 August 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (3 February 2022). "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. Ali Xafar (20 April 2016). "Mata Hinglaj Yatra: To Hingol, a pilgrimage to reincarnation". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. Saleem Shahid and Abdul Wahid Shahwani (24 February 2019). "Efforts on to rescue people from Balochistan's flood-hit areas". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. 1998 Census report, p. 2.
  7. Saad Hasan (4 July 2014). "A matter of weeks: Byco ready to utilise its Hub refinery". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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