Dera Bugti District
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| Dera Bugti District | |
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| District | |
 Map of Balochistan with Dera Bugti District highlighted |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Established | July 1983 |
| Headquarters | Dera Bugti |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Javed Nabi khoso Acting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,159 km2 (3,922 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 250,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | www.bdd.sdnpk.org/Derabugt.htm |
Dera Bugti is a district within the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983.[1]
Administration[edit]
The district is administratively subdivided into three sub-divisions, these are:[2]
- Pirkoh
- Dera Bugti
- Phelawagh
- Sui (Balochistan)
Tribal chief[edit]
The chief of rahija sub tribe of bugti tribe Nawab Mir Aali Saleem Akbar Khan Bugti is the current tribal chief of dera bugti
Demography[edit]
The population at the 1998 census was 181,000.[3] 98.9% of the people of the area are Muslim,[4] and the predominant first language is Balochi (95.9%), although there are also groups of speakers of Punjabi (1.2%) and Saraiki (3%).[5] The Bugti is the Baloch tribe in the district.
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- 1998 District Census report of Dera Bugti. Census publication. 24. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
External links[edit]
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- Dera Bugti District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
- District Dera Bugti at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk
- Ansar Burney Trust - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu
Coordinates: 28°50′N 69°00′E / 28.833°N 69.000°E
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