Kharan (Urdu: خاران) is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Kharan was notified as a district in 1951 and the Deputy Commissioner’s office started functioning on March 15, 1952. Pakistan's second nuclear test was performed in the Kharan desert on May 30, 1998 with a miniaturised device yielding 60 percent of the Ras Koh Hills tests.
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The district includes a single tehsil, administratively divided into nine union councils.[2]
[edit] Demographics
The population of Kharan district was estimated to be over 197,500 in 2010.[citation needed] Over 99% of the people of the district are Muslims.[citation needed]
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Coordinates: 28°00′N 64°30′E / 28°N 64.5°E / 28; 64.5
