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.
The district is administratively subdivided into three sub-divisions, these are:
The population at the 1998 census was 181,000. 98.9% of the people of the area are Muslim, and the predominant first language is Balochi (95.9%), although there are also groups of speakers of Punjabi (1.2%) and Saraiki (3%). The Bugti is the Baloch tribe in the district.
Coordinates: 28°50′N 69°00′E / 28.833°N 69.000°E