Gazg Tehsil
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Gazg
Brahui: تحصیل گزگ | |
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Sub-Tehsil of Kalat District | |
  Gazg  Gazg | |
| Coordinates: 28°54′N 67°0′E / 28.900°N 67.000°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Kalat District |
| Headquarters | Gazg |
| Area | |
| 1,390 km2 (540 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,000−3,000 m (−9,000 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| 8,286 | |
| • Density | 5.96/km2 (15.4/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 8,286 (100%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Union Councils | .. |
| Main languages | 5,446 Brahui, 2,817 Balochi[4] |
Gazg,[a] is a sub-tehsil (administrative subdivision) of Kalat District in central Balochistan, Pakistan. Spanning an area of approximately 1,390 square kilometres (540 sq mi), it is the smallest tehsil in the district by population. According to the 2023 national census, Gazg is home to 8,286 residents, dispersed across 85 exclusively rural settlements.[2][5]
Situated at an elevation exceeding 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), the tehsil experiences a predominantly arid highland climate, characterised by limited and irregular precipitation as well as marked seasonal temperature variation.[1]
Gazg lies approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi) east of Kalat and the N-25 National Highway, encompassing roughly 1,390 square kilometres (139,000 ha).[2] It is bordered by Kalat to the west, Johan to the north, Sanni (in Kachhi District) to the east, and Zehri (in Khuzdar District) to the south[6]
The landscape is predominantly mountainous, with elevations ranging from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). It features arid terrain punctuated by seasonal watercourses and xerophytic vegetation, such as Artemisia-Haloxylon shrub steppe, drought-resistant trees, and ephemeral flora adapted to dry conditions.[1]
