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Quetta Division
کوټه څانګه کویٹه ولایت | |
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Capital | Quetta |
Established | 14 October 1955 |
Government | |
• Type | Divisional Administration |
• Commissioner | Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat (BPS-20 PAS) |
• Regional Police Officer | Abdul Hayee Baloch (BPS-20 PSP) |
Area | |
• Division | 14,559 km2 (5,621 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Division | 4,259,163 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,974,854 (46.37%) |
• Rural | 2,284,309 (53.63%) |
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Website | quetta |
Quetta Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan, being the third tier of government. CNIC Code of Quetta Division is 54.
In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new Rakhshan Division comprising the districts of Nushki, Chagai, Kharan, and Washuk which were parts of Quetta and Kalat.