Chaman District
ضلع چمن | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Divisions | Quetta |
Established | 2021 |
Headquarters | Chaman |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Chairman | Haji Amanullah (JUI(F)) |
• District Vice Chairman | Majeed Khan Achakzai (BAP) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 433,768 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Chaman District (Pashto: چمن ولسوالۍ, Balochi: چمن دمگ, Urdu: ضلع چمن) is a district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.[1][2] Chaman District was created after the bifurcation of Qila Abdullah District in 2021.[2][3]
Chaman District is also known as the 'Dry port' for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
The Chaman district was also the site of fighting in the Afghan invasion of Pakistan.
It contains the following Tehsils:[2][3]
Sardar Asghar Khan Ashezai, a member of Awami National Party, is the current MPA of Chaman District. Recently, Capt. (R) Juma Dad Mandokhail has been appointed as the first Deputy Commissioner of the district.
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 49,798 households and a population of 434,561. Chaman had a sex ratio of 891 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 45.50%: 59.54% for males and 29.80% for females. 123,206 (28.35%) of the population lived in urban areas. 37.95% of the population was under 10 years of age. 1,140 (0.26%) of the population was from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 97.72% of the population.[4]