Machh
Machh مچھ | |
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Municipal Committee and Union Council | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Kachhi District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Machh, or Mach (Balochi, Brahui, Urdu: مچھ), is a town and union council of Kachhi District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[1] The town has an altitude of 1006 metres (3303 feet) and is located at 29°52'0N 67°19'60E,[2] - some about 50 km (70 km by road) southeast of Quetta, the provincial capital.
Geography[]
Machh is located in between the stony hills. It is divided into 3 parts; area for jail, railway and town. There is only one bazaar.
Languages[]
Main languages are Balochi and Brahui.
Economy[]
Most of the economic activity in Machh revolves around coal mines and the buying and selling of coal. The major source of employment is the public sector - Railway, Jail, Wapda, Sui Gas and Levies Force. Machh town has a market that caters to coal miners and residents. Mach has a jail, built in 1929.
Weather[]
The climate is dry. It rains 3 or 4 times in a year. Machh experiences extreme winter and summer temperatures. The winter of 2016 saw heavy snowfall along the Kolpur and Kohebash areas of Machh.[3]
Transportation[]
People use cars, bikes and cycles for transportation in town. Pakistan National Highway N-65 runs along Tehsil Machh and is the only major road in the area.
References[]
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan
- ^ Location of Mach - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ Balochistan govt declares emergency as heavy snowfall halts life
Coordinates: 29°52′0″N 67°20′0″E / 29.86667°N 67.33333°E
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