Panjgur District

Panjgur
Panjgur
District
	Panjgur District
	Map of Balochistan with Panjgur District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Headquarters	Panjgur
Government
• Chief Commissioner	N/A
Area
• Total	16,891 km2 (6,522 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	316,385
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Area code(s)	0855
Number of Tehsils	3
Website	panjgur.balochistan.gov.pk

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Panjgur (Balochi and Urdu: پنجگور‎) is a district in the west Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was one of three districts of Makran District until 1 July 1977, when the district became a part of Makran Division. The other two districts of Makran Division are Kech (Turbat) and Gwadar. Chitkan is the district headquarter. Panjgur has sixteen (16) Union Councils.

Panjgur (literally: Five Graves) is home to several archaeological sites, including centuries-old tombs, an old dam called Band-e-Gillar, remnants of a fort at Khudabadan (the historical fort of Nawab Kharan) and some remnants of the old port of Issai. The seasonal Rakshan River flows right in the middle of Panjgur, dividing it into two parts, the northern and southern Panjgur.

Etymology[]

In Iranian languages, "panj" means "five" and "gor" means "graves". There are five popular graves in this district, which give it the name Panjgur or Panjgor.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions[]

The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils which contain a total of 16 Union Councils:^[2]

Transport[]

Panjgur Airport (IATA: PJG, ICAO: OPPG) is a domestic airport. Its short runway stretches only 1524 meters. PIA started flights to Sharjah in 2013 but these have been suspended by PIA.^{[citation needed]} People in Panjgur normally travel by buses to bigger cities like Quetta and Karachi.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017.
^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Panjgur – Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.

External links[]

Coordinates: 26°40′N 64°15′E / 26.667°N 64.250°E / 26.667; 64.250

[DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017-1] "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017.

[2] "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Panjgur – Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.

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hide v t Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Provincial capital: Quetta
Kalat	Awaran Kalat Khuzdar Lasbela Mastung Shaheed Sikandarabad
Makran	Gwadar Kech Panjgur
Nasirabad	Jafarabad Jhal Magsi Kachhi Nasirabad Sohbatpur
Quetta	Killa Abdullah (Qila Abdullah) Pishin Quetta
Sibi	Dera Bugti Harnai Kohlu Lehri Sibi Ziarat
Zhob	Killa Saifullah (Qila Saifullah) Sherani Zhob
Rakhshan	Chagai^a Kharan^b Nushki^a Washuk^b Chaman^a
Loralai	Barkhan^c Loralai^c Musakhail^c Duki^c
^a - formerly part of Quetta Division; ^b - formerly part of Kalat Division; ^c - formerly part of Zhob Division

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