Dasht Kech | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Division | Makran |
District | Kech District |
Government | |
• Assitant Commissioner | Jahanzaib Shahwani[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,722 km2 (1,437 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 121,065 |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST) |
Number of Union Councils | 6 |
Dasht Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل دشت کیچ) is a tehsil of Kech District in Makran, Balochistan, Pakistan. Dasht Tehsil consists of two sub-tehsils, Balnigore and Dasht.
Dasht Teshsil is located in the south of Kech District. It is bordered by Gwadar District in the south, by Tump Tehsil in the northwest and Turbat Tehsil in the northeast.[3]
The tehsil is subdivided into six union councils: Balnegore, Darachko, Kombail, Koncheti, Khuddan and Zarain Bug.[3] The headquarters of the tehsil is Khuddan.[4][5][6]
Other populated places in the tehsil include Shooli, which is close to Gwadar District.
As of the 2017 census, the tehsil's population is 121,065. Dasht is the most populated of the two sub-tehsils with 76,470 inhabitants, while Balnigore has 44,595.[6]
Well-known personalities from Dasht Tehsil include Baloch poet Jan Dashti.