Kalat Division

Kalat Division
قلات ڈویژن‎
قلات ولایت‎‎
Greater Qalat
Village of Kalat, Gonabad County.
Village of Kalat, Gonabad County.
Map of Kalat Division in red
Map of Kalat Division in red
Coordinates: 27°30′N 66°00′E / 27.500°N 66.000°E / 27.500; 66.000
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
CapitalKhuzdar
Established14 October 1955; 71 years ago (14 October 1955)
Founded byKhanate of Kalat
Districts
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerDawood Khan Khilji
 • ConstituencyNA-256 Khuzdar
NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-Awaran
NA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-Mastung
Area
 • Total91,767 km2 (35,431 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total2,719,964
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
DemonymKalati
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
ISO 3166 codePK-BA
Kalat mountain from northwest

Kalat Division or Qalat Division (Urdu: دوسوں کلات) is in Balochistan, Pakistan. Its capital city is Khuzdar founded on the 14th of October in 1955. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan province. The division connects Balochistan with Sindh. Population is sparse, the Brahui and Baloch peoples being the predominant ethnic groups. The mysterious, nomadic aura to it. The impervious mien of Kalat Fort (also known as Meeri Fort) has attracted many tourists in the past. The Fort located in Turbat is 5,000 years old and many historians deem it to have been home to a King.

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27°30′N 66°00′E / 27.500°N 66.000°E / 27.500; 66.000