Lasbela District


Lasbela is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It became a separate district in Kalat Division on 30 June 1954. Uthal is the district headquarters. The district is divided into Five Tehsil and 22 union councils.The famous Hinglaj Mata mandir is situated in Lasbela district. The annual Hinglaj Yathra is took part by more than 250,000 people.

Administration

The district of Lasbela is administratively divided in five tehsils and 22 Union Councils.
Union Councils are given below:
Tehsil Bela
  1. Bela
  2. Welpat Shumali
  3. Welpat Junubi
  4. Kathor
  5. Gador
Tehsil Uthal
  1. Uthal
  2. Wayara
  3. Kenwari
  4. Lakhra
  5. Sheh
  6. Liari
Tehsil Hub
  1. Allahabad
  2. Pathra
  3. Barot
  4. Sakran
  5. Gaddani
  6. Winder
  7. Sonmiani
  8. Kanraj
Tehsil Dureji
  1. Dureji
  2. Lohi

    Geography

The main rivers of Lasbela are Porali with its tributaries, Winder and Wirhab River. Other rivers are the Phor and Hingol which rise in Awaran District before flowing through Lasbela on their way to the Arabian Sea.

Demographics

The population according to the 1998 census was,
% of which resided in urban areas. The overal literacy rate was 22.3% with a large disparity between males and females.
According to the 1998 census, 98.33% of the overall population were Muslim, while 1.37% were Hindu and 0.14% Christian. The major languages are Balochi and Sindhi. The main ethnic groups are the Balochis and the Lasis, the latter of which speak the Lasi dialect of Sindhi.

Education

The Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science is located in Uthal.

Economy

In the south east, oil refinery was constructed in 2014, which is capable of processing 120,000 barrels of oil. Furthermore, a power station is located adjacent to refinery, that produces about 1350 MW of power.