Awaran
Sign in to saveAwaran is a town located in Awaran District in the south of Balochistan, Pakistan. the town has a population of 28,780 people and lies on an elevation of 529m. It serves as the district and tehsil headquarters, and is a Union Council.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Awaran
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kalat
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Awaran
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.population_total
- 28,780
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 529
- Settlement.area_code_type
- Calling code
- Settlement.timezone1
- PKT
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Awaran Tehsil
- Elevation
- 529
- Capital of
- Awaran District
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Encyclopedic overview
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Awaran is a town located in Awaran District in the south of Balochistan, Pakistan. the town has a population of 28,780 people and lies on an elevation of 529m. It serves as the district and tehsil headquarters, and is a Union Council.
In September 2013, a powerful earthquake struck the District, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale with its epicentre located around north-northwest of Awaran. The disaster caused the deaths of at least 386 people and 80% of the houses have been damaged or destroyed, including across the district and town of Awaran.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Awaran” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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