Harnai District
هرنای | |
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| Harnai District | |
 Map of Balochistan with Harnai District highlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Headquarters | Harnai |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Harnai (Pashto: هرنای) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Harnai is the principal town of this district serves as its capital. It is located in the north east of Balochistan province. The population is predominantly Pashtun followed by Baloch and speak the Tareeno of Pashto and Balochi.
History
Until 2007 Harnai had been a tehsil of Sibi District, in August the Balochistan Government announced Harnai district would be created by splitting Sibi district and forming the new district from Harnai and Shahrag tehsils and the sub-tehsil of Khost.[1] the population of Harnai is predominantly Syed and Pashtun followed by Baloch.
Geography and climate
Harnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges. The minimum and maximum winter temperature of the area is -2˚C to 20˚C. The summer is extreme in the area and the minimum and maximum temperature falls between 20˚C to 48˚C. Harnai has a fertile rainy season during monsoon time. In general Harnai has a pleasant weather in winter season. Harnai is one of the most beautiful cities of the Balochistan Province with the plenty of water available in the streams. It is the only area of the production of the fresh vegetables and fruits with fresh and clean water in the whole Balochistan.
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Provincial capital: Quetta | ||
| Kalat |  | |
| Makran | ||
| Nasirabad | ||
| Quetta | ||
| Sibi | ||
| Zhob | ||
| Rakhshan | ||
| Loralai | ||
a - formerly part of Quetta Division; b - formerly part of Kalat Division; c - formerly part of Zhob Division | ||
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