Kech District
District in Balochistan, Pakistan
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Kech District (Balochi: ضلع کیچ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This district's old name was Turbat District which was changed to its even older name Kech District in 1994–1995.[3]
Kech District
ضلع کیچ کیچ دمگ | |
|---|---|
 Katak Fort Bottom: Fields in Tejaban | |
 Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Makran |
| Headquarter | Turbat |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,539 km2 (8,702 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 1,060,931 |
| • Density | 47.1/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
On 24 February 2026, The Tump tehsil upgraded to district status after the bifurcation of Kech district.
Administration
The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:[4][5]
| Tehsil | Area
(km2)[6] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km2) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[7] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbat Tehsil[5] | 9,742 | 470,605 | 48.31 | 63.65% | ... |
| Balnigor Tehsil | 1,238 | 50,404 | 40.71 | 38.77% | ... |
| Buleda Tehsil[5] | 1,997 | 107,847 | 54.00 | 35.36% | ... |
| Dasht Tehsil[5] | 2,486 | 90,080 | 36.23 | 37.25% | ... |
| Hoshab Tehsil | 2,213 | 66,566 | 30.08 | 30.71% | ... |
| Zamuran Tehsil | 1,462 | 71,616 | 48.98 | 28.97% | ... |
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 83,631 | — |
| 1961 | 70,326 | −1.72% |
| 1972 | 147,978 | +7.00% |
| 1981 | 379,467 | +11.03% |
| 1998 | 413,204 | +0.50% |
| 2017 | 907,182 | +4.23% |
| 2023 | 1,060,931 | +2.64% |
| Sources:[8] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Kech district has 253,475 households and a population of 1,060,931. The district has a sex ratio of 109.82 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 49.65%: 55.23% for males and 43.46% for females.[9][10] 328,574 (30.97% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[11] 386,646 (36.44%) live in urban areas.[9]
Language
Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 98.9% of the population, with very small minorities of Urdu, Kashmiri, and Brahui, and speakers.
Religion
In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population was from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[13]
