Kohlu (
Urdu
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and ) is the capital of
Kohlu District
Kohlu district (, ) is a district of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is bounded in the north by Loralai District, with Dera Bugti in the south, Barkhan in the east, and Sibi District in the west.
Administration
Demographics ...
in Pakistan's
Balochistan province
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.In· May 1892 a sub-
tahsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ce ...
was established at
Kohlu, the income being treated as a part of the
Zhob
Zhob (; ), formerly known as Fort Sandeman is a city and district headquarters of the Zhob District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob is located on the banks of the Zhob river. It lies 337 kilometres away from Quetta, the capital ...
Revenues. The sub-tahsil was abolished in 1895.
Demographics
Population
The population of city in 1998 was 9,665 but according to the
2023 Census of Pakistan
The 2023 Census of Pakistan was the census, detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the census in Pakistan, seventh national census in the country. It was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. It was also the first ever di ...
, the population has risen to 18,978.
References
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Populated places in Kohlu District
Kohlu District