Kohlu District
| Kohlu District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Map of Balochistan Districts with Kohlu District highlighted |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Headquarters | Kohlu |
| Government | |
| • Chief of Marri | Nawab Changez Khan Marri |
| • Chief of Zarkoon | Sardar Abdul Rasheed Zarkoon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,610 km2 (2,940 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 99,846 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Kohlu (Urdu and Balochi: کوہلو) is a district of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is bounded in the north by Loralai District, Dera Bugti in the south, in the east Rojhan-Mazari and Sibi District in the west. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 99,850. The most widely spoken first languages are Balochi (91%) and Pashto (6.6%).
The area is mostly inhibited by a nomadic or semi-nomadic population, who camps with their flocks of sheep and moves with the seasons to find pasture. The area is generally mountainous and main localities are Kohlu, Fazal Chel, Maiwand, Kahan, Bijarwadh and Tadri. The district is divided in three tehsils, i.e., Kohlu, Maiwand and Kahan with eight union councils. Marri Baloch are the real owner of Kohlu District. The other tribe in Kohlu is the Zarkoon tribe. This tribe was once forced by the Bugti tribe to desert Kohlu but later Marris offered them a defensive and offensive alliance. According to a treaty the area surrounding Kohlu town was given to the Zarkoons by Marri Baloch. It is a land of brave and courageous Marri Baloch who stood firm against the British rule and never accepted their hegemony.
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