Zhob District

Zhob
ژوب
District

Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
Headquarters Zhob
Government
 • District chairman Abdul saleem Mandokhail
Area
 • Total 16,000 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 400,000 in 2,011
Time zone PKT
Number of Tehsils 5
Main Language(s) Pashto[1]

Zhob (Urdu: ژوب‎) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob District is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area. It is subdivided into three subdistricts: Ashwat, Zhob, Qamar Din Karez and Sambaza. The population of Zhob District is estimated to be over 400,000 in 2011. Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob District.

Administration

There are currently four tehsils in Zhob District.[2] and Sherani New District

Population

The vast majority of the population of Zhob district is Pashtun. The indigenous tribes of Zhob include the Mandokhail, [Khosti ]Sherani, Kakar, ], Harifal, Lawon and Babar. Currently a large number of IDPs have been settled within the confines of the District as part of the evacuation from Operation Zarb-E-Azb taking place to the north of Zhob.

References

  1. ↑ Pakistan Narcotics Control Board 1986, p. 7.
  2. ↑ "List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts" Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.

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Coordinates: 31°10′N 68°50′E / 31.167°N 68.833°E / 31.167; 68.833


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