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* 1998 census: 118,173<ref name="census"/>
* 1998 census: 118,173<ref name="census"/>
* 2017 census: 121,680<ref name="2017census">{{cite web |title=Awaran District population per 2017 census |url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021641/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website}}</ref><ref name="census"/>
* 2017 census: 121,680<ref name="2017census">{{cite web |title=Awaran District population per 2017 census |url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021641/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website}}</ref><ref name="census"/>
* 2023 census: 178,958<ref name=":1">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf</ref>
* 2023 census: 178,958<ref>{{cite web |title=Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Census-2023, Balochistan |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>


Apart from Sunnis, there is a small [[Zikri]] minority, and a few [[Hindus]] living in Awaran as well. The major tribes are the Shahwani, [[Bizenjo]], Muhammad Hassani, Sajidi, Siapad, Mirwani, [[Rakhshani (tribe)|Rakhshani]], Sumalani and Qambrani.{{sfn|1998 Census report|p=5}}{{bar box|title=Religions in Awaran district (2023)<ref name="2023census"/>|titlebar=#FCD116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|99}}
Apart from Sunnis, there is a small [[Zikri]] minority, and a few [[Hindus]] living in Awaran as well. The major tribes are the Shahwani, [[Bizenjo]], Muhammad Hassani, Sajidi, Siapad, Mirwani, [[Rakhshani (tribe)|Rakhshani]], Sumalani and Qambrani.{{sfn|1998 Census report|p=5}}{{bar box|title=Religions in Awaran district (2023)<ref name="2023census"/>|titlebar=#FCD116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|99}}
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|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.66 |color3 = grey
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At the time of the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], 98.58% of the population spoke [[Balochi language|Balochi]] and 1.17% [[Brahui language|Brahui]] as their first language.<ref>https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf</ref>
At the time of the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], 98.58% of the population spoke [[Balochi language|Balochi]] and 1.17% [[Brahui language|Brahui]] as their first language.<ref name="2023census">{{cite web |title=Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>


[[Balochi language|Balochi]] accounted for {{sigfig|99.72|3}}% of the population in the 1998 census.{{sfn|1998 Census report|p=16}} The previous census of 1981 reported that {{sigfig|7.72|1}}% of the households in the then subdivision of Awaran had [[Brahui language|Brahui]] as a first language.{{sfn|1981 Census report|p=84}}
[[Balochi language|Balochi]] accounted for {{sigfig|99.72|3}}% of the population in the 1998 census.{{sfn|1998 Census report|p=16}} The previous census of 1981 reported that {{sigfig|7.72|1}}% of the households in the then subdivision of Awaran had [[Brahui language|Brahui]] as a first language.{{sfn|1981 Census report|p=84}}

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Awaran
تحصیل آواران
آواران دمگ‎
District of Balochistan
Map of Pakistani districts with Awaran district highlighted in maroon
Map of Pakistani districts with Awaran district highlighted in maroon
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionQalat
Notified11 November 1992[1]
HeadquartersAwaran
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerEngineer Ayesha Zehri
 • District Health OfficerDr Muhammad Aslam
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total29,510 km2 (11,390 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total178,958
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Number of Tehsils3
TehsilsAwaran
Jhal Jhao
Mashkai
Websitewww.bdd.sdnpk.org/awaran.htm

Awaran District (Balochi and Urdu: آواران), is a district in the southern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

It was created as a separate district on 11 November 1992;[1] previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District.[2] The old name of Awaran was Kolwa. It is considered the poorest district in the province.[3]

It is located in the south of the Balochistan province, Awaran district is bordered by Gwadar to its south and south west, Lasbela to its east and south, Kech and Panjgur to its west, Khuzdar to its north east and Washuk to its north.

Administrative divisions

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The district is administratively subdivided into the following three tehsils,[4] which are sub-divided into eight union councils:[5]

Demographics

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The population of the district was as follows:

  • 1981 census: 110,353[6]
  • 1998 census: 118,173[6]
  • 2017 census: 121,680[7][6]
  • 2023 census: 178,958[8]

Apart from Sunnis, there is a small Zikri minority, and a few Hindus living in Awaran as well. The major tribes are the Shahwani, Bizenjo, Muhammad Hassani, Sajidi, Siapad, Mirwani, Rakhshani, Sumalani and Qambrani.[9]

Religions in Awaran district (2023)[10]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99%
Other
 
 1%

Languages

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Languages of Awaran district (2023)

  Balochi (98.58%)
  Brahui (1.17%)
  Others (0.66%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 98.58% of the population spoke Balochi and 1.17% Brahui as their first language.[10]

Balochi accounted for 99.7% of the population in the 1998 census.[11] The previous census of 1981 reported that 8% of the households in the then subdivision of Awaran had Brahui as a first language.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Awaran District - A District Profile". United Nations and Balochistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ 1998 Census report, p. 1.
  3. ^ "Awaran District Balochistan Flood Assessment p. 6. July 2007" (PDF). pdi.org website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Awaran District". Government of Balochistan website. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Awaran". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Awaran District Archived 12 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Awaran District population per 2017 census" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Census-2023, Balochistan" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ 1998 Census report, p. 5.
  10. ^ a b "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ 1998 Census report, p. 16.
  12. ^ 1981 Census report, p. 84.

Bibliography

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  • 1981 District census report of Khuzdar. Census publication. Vol. 12. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983.
  • 1998 District census report of Awaran. Census publication. Vol. 89. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
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