Kech District
District in Balochistan, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kech District (Urdu: ضلع کیچ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This district's old name was Turbat District which was changed to its even older name Kech District in 1994-1995.[2]
Kech District
ضلع کیچ کیچ دمگ | |
|---|---|
  Katak Fort Bottom: Fields in Tejaban | |
 Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Makran |
| Headquarter | Turbat |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,539 km2 (8,702 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,060,931 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
Administration
The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:[3][4]
Demographics
In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[5] Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 99.73% of the population, with very small minorities of Brahui, Sindhi and Kashmiri speakers.[1]
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