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Loralai District

Loralai
لورالائی
District
Map of Balochistan with Loralai District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Loralai District highlighted
Coordinates: 30°20′N 69°00′E / 30.333°N 69.000°E / 30.333; 69.000Coordinates: 30°20′N 69°00′E / 30.333°N 69.000°E / 30.333; 69.000
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
Headquarters Loralai
Government
 • MNA Molana Ameer Zaman
 • MPA Ubidullah Jan Babt Lala
 • District Council Chairman Shams Hamzazai
Area
 • Total 9,830 km2 (3,800 sq mi)
Population (1998)
 • Total 297,560
Time zone PKT (UTC+5)
Main Language(s) Pashto

Loralai (Urdu: ضلع لورالائی‎) is a district in northeast of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Loralai town is the district headquarters.

The population counted in the 1998 census was 297,600, 12% of which was urban. The predominant first language of the district's inhabitants is Pashto, which accounts for 92% of the population, but there are also speakers of Balochi (3.4%) and Punjabi (1.2%).


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