Makran Division (Baloch: مکران) is an administrative division of

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. It is the eastern component of the larger Makran region shared between Pakistan and Iran, located in southern

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along the

Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ''khalīj ʿumān''; ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ''khalīj makrān''; ''daryâ-ye makrān''), is a gulf in the Indian Ocean that connects the Arabian Sea with th ...

coast. CNIC Code of Makran Division is 52.

History

On 3 October 1952, the former princely state of

Makran Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. I ...

under the

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joined

and with some other states also merged to form the Baluchistan States Union. On 14 October 1955, after the dissolution of the Baluchistan States Union, Makran was given the status of a district of Kalat Division of Balochistan province. In 1958,

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town was brought from

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, included in Makran District and created a tehsil. On 1 July 1970, Makran was created a division of

by the bifurcation of Kalat Division, with three

tehsil 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 Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

s of Makran district,

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, Panjgur and

, being upgraded to district status.

List of the Districts

List of the Tehsils

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Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Makran division had a population of 1,875,872 roughly equal to the country of

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or the US state of

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Religion

The population mainly consists of

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s, Meds, and other tribes of aboriginal descent such as the Darzadis, Koras (seaman), with a significant population of

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References

Divisions of Balochistan Long stubs with short prose {{Baluchistan-geo-stub