Pishin District
Pishin District
ضلع پشین پښين ولسوالۍ پشین دمگ | |
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View of Bala Niganda Village | |
Map of Balochistan with Pishin District highlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Division | Quetta |
| Headquarters | Pishin |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Zahid Khan |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 6,218 km2 (2,401 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,555 m (5,102 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| 835,482 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 243,785 (29.18%) |
| • Rural | 591,697 (70.82%) |
| Literacy | |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 826 |
| National Assembly Seats (2023) | Total (1)
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| Balochistan Assembly Seats (2023) | Total (3)
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| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Website | quetta |
Pishin (Pashto: پښين, Urdu: ضلع پشین), IPA: pʂin/pçin, is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. District Pishin is located at a strategic point and is 45km² from the provincial headquarters, Quetta. In 1975, it was bifurcated from Quetta District, while in 1993 part of it was split off to form the new district of Killa Abdullah.
Again in 2022, part of it created the new district of Karezat. The name Pishin is a modernized form of ‘Pushang’, which is how the city was designated in (mainly pre-modern) Persian sources (Arabic sources using 'Fushang'). Myth attributes the origin of the Persian designation to a son of the mythical Emperor Afrasiab. Fushing was the spelling used in the records of Afghan government. The population of Pishin District was 300,000 in 2005.