Ziarat District

Ziarat (Urdu: ضلع زیارت) is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is headquarters of the district of the Sub division, and also of the tehsil. Khalifat Hills have the highest peak with an altitude of 11,400 feet (3,500 m) in Ziarat district.

Ziarat District
ضلع زیارت
District of Balochistan
Top: Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat
Bottom: Ziarat valley
Map of Balochistan with Ziarat District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Ziarat District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionSibi
EstablishedJuly 1986
HeadquartersZiarat
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
[1]
 • Total3,301 km2 (1,275 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total160,095
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2 [3]
Websiteziarat

Administration

Ziarat District was established in July 1986, previously being part of Sibi District.[1] The district, with a population of 52855, is subdivided into two tehsils Ziarat and Sanjawi the latter is the most densely populated having a population of 32,456, while Ziarat Tehsil has a population of 18,000. The district contain a total of ten Union Councils.[3]

Demography

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 160,095, of which 82,161 were males and 77,912 females. Rural population was 156,703 (97.88%) while the urban population was 3,392 (2.12%). The literacy rate was 45.36% - the male literacy rate was 58.84% while the female literacy rate was 31.43%. 417 people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 97.61% of the population.[2]

Tourism

Ziarat has some of the oldest Juniper forests in the world.[4] A tourist destination, the economy of the district also benefits from orchards of apples and cherries. The Ziarat district has the highest Human Development Index of all districts in the province. The first Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, spent last days of his life in Ziarat Residency in Ziarat.

Notable people

References
  1. PCO 1999, p. 13.
  2. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Pakistan's Ziarat: An ancient juniper forest and its living fossils". BBC. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

Bibliography
  • 1998 District census report of Ziarat. Census publication. Vol. 19. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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