Hub District
Hub District (Lasi, Urdu: ضِلع حَب), is a coastal administrative district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.[2] Hub District was created after bifurcating Lasbela District in 2022.[2][3]
Hub District ضِلع حَب | |
|---|---|
  Top: Gadani Beach Bottom: Hanidan Tombs | |
.png.webp) Map of Balochistan with Hub District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Qalat |
| Established | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Hub |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Zahid Khan |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hub |
|
Hub |
| Sonmiani |
|
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
References
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- "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.
