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Kalat District
— District —
Map of Balochistan with Kalat District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Kalat
Established	March 1954
Government
- District Nazim	Mir Niamatullah Khan
- District Naib Nazim	Molvi Abdul Rehman
Area
- Total	6.62 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2002 Estimate)
- Total	500,000
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
District Council
Number ofTehsils	2
Website	http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/Kalat.html

Kalat or Qalat (Urdu: قلات) is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of 26 in that province, and encompasses an area of 6,621 km². The population of the district is estimated to be over 400,000 in 2005. The district is governed from the city of Kalat.

Kalat was notified as a district on February 3, 1954. At that time Khuzdar and Mastungdistricts were sub-divisions of Kalat (which then also included Bolan, Jhal Magsi andNaseerabad (Dera Murad Jamali); these were separated in 1965 as Kachhi District).Khuzdar became a separate district by notification of 1 March 1974, while Mastungwas announced to be separate district on 18 February 1992. The district draws its name from the ancient city of Kalat. The old name of the district headquarters was Kahan. The current district consists of two sub-divisions, i.e. Kalat and Surab, five tehsils: Kalat Mangochar, Johan, Gazgz, and Surab, 81 patwar circles and 614 mauza (villages).

The climate is arid, hot in summer and cold in winter, with most rainfall occurring in the winter. The terrain is mountainous with several valleys and one main river, the Moro. The main economic activities are agriculture and livestock farming.

[edit]Administration

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

• Kalat
• Surab

[edit]Population

According to the census of 1995, 89% of the population speak the Brahui language and 10% the Balochi language; presumably, this refers to the proportions of the population that name the said language as their native tongue. Over 98% of the population is Muslim. There is a smallZikri minority. The major Baloch tribes of the district are Qumbrani, Keeayzai, Dehwar, Mengal and Zehri. (ALIZAI)