Nasirabad District
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Nasirabad (Urdu: ضلع نصیر آباد) is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. The district's headquarters are located at Dera Murad Jamali.
Naseerabad District
ضلع نصیر آباد | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Division | Nasirabad |
Headquarters | Dera Murad Jamali |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Qasim |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 487,847 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
The original name of the district was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple,[citation needed] a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892. Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'.[citation needed]
Formerly part of Kalat District, Nasirabad was granted the status of a separate district in 1974, while in 1987 the new district of Jaffarabad was cleaved out of it.[2] For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tahseel Tamboo. Tamboo is a small village 40 km west of Dera Murad Jamali.[citation needed]