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Awaran District
— District —
Map of Balochistan with Awaran district highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Awaran
Established	July 1992
Government
- District Nazim	Khair Jan Baloch
- District Naib Nazim	Raees Khuda Dad
Area
- Total	21,630 km2 (8,351.4 sq mi)
Population (1998 Census)
- Total	118,173
- Density	5.5/km2 (14.2/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
District Council
Number ofTehsils	4
Website	www.bdd.sdnpk.org/awaran.htm

Awaran District (Urdu: ضلع اواران) is a district in the south of the Balochistan province ofPakistan. The district consists of three tehsils, i.e., Mashkay, Awaran, Jhal Jhao and eight patwar circles – Jebree, Gajar, Parwar, Peelar Jah, Awaran, Gashkore, Peelar Jhao andCamp Jhao; and 216 mauzas (villages).

[edit]Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:^[1]

• Awaran
• Jhal Jhao
• Mashkay

[edit]Population

The population of Awaran was estimated to be over 200,000 in 2005. Most of population are rural. Over 98% of the people of the area are Muslims and a small Zikri minority. The tribes in Awaran are divided into several clans, the Baloch tribes in the district are Rind, Qambrani,Bizenjo, Mohammed Hasni, Sajdi, Mirwani, Rakhshani, Musiani, Sumalani and Mengal.