Lasbela District

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Lasbela District
ضلعِ لسبیلہ
لسٻيلو ضلعو‎
لسبݔله دمگ
District
Princes of Hope, Hingol National Park, Pakistan.jpg
Cave city of Gondrani also known as Sheher e Roghan.jpg
Top: Princess of Hope in Hingol National Park
Bottom: Gondrani Cave City
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Map of Balochistan with Lasbela District highlighted
Coordinates: 20°13′38″N66°18′22″E / 20.22722°N 66.30611°E / 20.22722; 66.30611
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Balochistan.svg  Balochistan
Division Kalat
EstablishedJune 1954 [1]
Headquarters Uthal
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 •  Deputy Commissioner Humera Baloch
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 •  District
15,153 km2 (5,851 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [2]
 •  District
680,977
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 •  Urban
330,585
 •  Rural
350,392
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils 5

Lasbela District (Urdu : لسبیلہLasbēla [ləsˈbeːla] , Lasi : لسٻيلو‎Lasɓēlō [ləsˈɓeːloː] , Balochi : لسبݔلهLasbèla [lasˈbeːla] ) is a coastal district in Kalat Division of Balochistan, Pakistan.

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The District is situated south of Balochistan Province, Pakistan, lies approximately 125 kilometers west of Karachi. With a population of around 298,092, according to the 2023 Pakistan Census. The district's economy thrives on fishing, agriculture, livestock breeding etc. Additionally, Lasbela is rich in natural resources, with limestone and gypsum mining contributing significantly.

During the British Raj era, Lasbela also held strategic importance.

Lasbela's climate is characterized as hot and humid subtropical, with scorching summers reaching up to 45°C and mild winters ranging from 10-20°C. The district receives minimal rainfall, averaging between 60-100 mm annually.

The predominant languages spoken are Balochi and Lasi(Sindhi).

The district administrative capital is at Uthal City.

District Lasbela has stunning natural beauty, featuring beaches along the cost such as Sapat beach, Kund Malir beach, Golden beach, Sonmiani beach. Mountains and waterfalls of Kanraj, sandh, duddar etc makes it a treasured destination.

Administration

The district of Lasbela is administratively divided in four tehsils, one sub-tehsil and 22 Union Councils. [3]

TehsilArea

(km²) [4]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023) [5]

Union Councils
Uthal Tehsil [3] [1] [6] 1,75688,93350.6533.95%
  • Uthal [6]
  • Wayara
  • Kenwari
  • Sheh
Lakhra Tehsil [3] 1,95446,74423.9215.31%
Bela Tehsil [1] [6] 1,527129,26484.65...
  • Bela
  • Welpat Shumali
  • Welpat Junubi
  • Kathor
  • Gador
Kanraj Tehsil [3] 1,19015,99613.4420.32%
Liari Tehsil [3] 2,01017,1558.5316.09%

Geography

The main rivers of Lasbela are Porali River with its tributaries, Winder River and Wirhab River. Other rivers are the Phor and Hingol which rise in Awaran District before flowing through Lasbela on their way to the Arabian Sea. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951N/A—    
1961N/A—    
1972N/A—    
1981N/A—    
1998312,695—    
2017576,271+3.27%
2023680,977+2.82%
Sources: [8]

Population

As of the 2023 census, Lasbela district has 115,539 households and a population of 680,977. The district has a sex ratio of 105.04 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 36.47%: 45.86% for males and 26.48% for females. [9] [10] 209,038 (30.7% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. [11] 330,585 (48.55%) live in urban areas. [9]

Language

Languages of Lasbela district (2023)

   Balochi (75.32%)
   Sindhi (incl. Lasi) (9.96%)
   Brahui (8.09%)
   Pashto (2.56%)
  Others (4.07%)

In the 1951 Census of Pakistan, 80% of population of former state of Las Bela was reported to be speaker of Sindhi, forming a majority. The share of Balochi was 19%. [12] At the time of the 2023 census, the share of Sindhi fell to 9.96% while that of Balochi rose to 75.32%. Other first languages include Brahui (8.09%) and Pashto (2.56%). [13]

Religion

Religions in Lasbela district (2023) [2]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
97.05%
Hinduism
 
2.42%
Christianity
 
0.37%
Other
 
0.16%

In the 2023 census, Islam is the predominant religion with 97.05% followers, while Hinduism has 2.42% followers. There is also a minor population which adheres to Christianity. [2]

Education

The Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science (LUAWMS) is located in Uthal.

Balochistan Residential College (BRC) at Uthal.

Polytechnic Institute at Uthal.

Economy

In the south east, an oil refinery Cnergyico was constructed in 2014 at Hub in Lasbela District which is capable of processing 120,000 barrels of oil. Furthermore, a power station is located adjacent to refinery, that produces about 1350 MW of power. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "History of Lasbela". Lasbela District Government website. 1 August 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tehsils & Unions- Lasbela District". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  6. 1 2 3 4 Saleem Shahid and Abdul Wahid Shahwani (24 February 2019). "Efforts on to rescue people from Balochistan's flood-hit areas". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ↑ 1998 Census report, p. 2.
  8. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. 1 2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
  10. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
  11. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
  12. ↑ "Census of Pakistan, VOLUME 2 1951. Baluchistan: Report & Tables" (PDF). Manager of Publications, Government of Pakistan, Karachi. 1951.
  13. ↑ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  14. ↑ Saad Hasan (4 July 2014). "A matter of weeks: Byco ready to utilise its Hub refinery". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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