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.
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:
TehsilArea (km2)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km2)
(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsTurbat Tehsil9,742470,60548.3163.65%...Balnigor Tehsil1,23850,40440.7138.77%...Buleda Tehsil1,997107,84754.0035.36%...Dasht Tehsil2,48690,08036.2337.25%...Hoshab Tehsil2,21366,56630.0830.71%...
Demographics
Population
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. 328,574 (30.97% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 386,646 (36.44%) live in urban areas.
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.
See also
Tehsils in Pakistan Tehsils of Balochistan Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan Districts of Pakistan Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Districts of Punjab, Pakistan Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan Districts of Sindh, Pakistan Districts of Azad Kashmir Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan Divisions of Pakistan Divisions of Balochistan Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan Divisions of Sindh Divisions of Azad Kashmir Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
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