Nasirabad District
| Nasirabad/Naseerabad District | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Capital | [Dera Murad Jamali (TempalDera] |
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| • Deputy Commissioner | [Syed Faisal Ahmed] |
| • Assistant Commissioner | [Jabbar Baloch] |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | |
Nasirabad (Balochi: نصیر آباد) is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. Nasirabad's headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. Its original name was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple, a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892. Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'.
The district was notified in 1974. For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tamboo district. Tamboo is a small village 40 km west of Dera Murad Jamali.
The district has two sub-divisions, D.M. Jamali and Chatta
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Administration[edit]
The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils, these are:[1]
Population[edit]
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The population of Nasirabad district is estimated to be over 350,000 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims.
Language[edit]
Local languages are Sindhi,Brohi, Saraiki and Balochi. Official languages are Urdu and english
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Coordinates: 27°22′48″N 67°54′59″E / 27.38000°N 67.91639°E
