Hub District ضِلع حَب | |
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Hub District | |
Top: Gadani Beach Bottom: Hanidan Tombs | |
![]() Map of Balochistan with Hub District highlighted | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Division | Qalat |
Established | 2022 |
Headquarters | Hub |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Rohana Gul Kakar |
• Deputy Commissioner | Rohana Gul Kakar |
• District Health Officer Dr Noor Bux Baloch | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 6,716 km2 (2,593 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 339,640 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Hub District (Lasi, Urdu: ضِلع حَب), is a coastal administrative district of Balochistan Province of Pakistan.[2] The district was created after bifurcation of Lasbela District in 2022.[2][3]
Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani confirmed that the creation of Hub District is a long-standing demand of his people of PB-49 constituency.[2]
Member, National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA) Mohammad Aslam Bhutani has thanked Chief Minister Bizenjo for approving the creation of this district.[2]
Administrative divisions
The district of Hub is administratively divided in five tehsils.
Union Councils are given below:
Name of Tehsil | No of Union Councils | Headquarter |
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Hub |
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Hub |
Sonmiani |
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Sonmiani |
Gaddani |
|
Gaddani |
Sakran |
|
Sakran |
Dureji |
|
Dureji |
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census, Hub district had 49,449 households and a population of 339,640. Hub had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 35.90% - 45.37% for males and 25.49% for females. 227,872 (67.09%) lived in urban areas. 105,437 (31.04%) were under 10 years of age.[1]
At the time of the 2017 census, 58.31% of the population spoke Balochi, 18.51% Sindhi, 15.80% Brahui, 4.08% Pashto and 1.22% Saraiki as their first language.
See also
- Hub Dam
- Hub Tehsil
- Hub Industrial & Trading Estate
- Hub River
- Divisions of Pakistan
- List of districts in Balochistan
References
- ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan (old Hub Tehsil is shown in Lasbela District before Hub becoming a new District by itself in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureaue, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.