District
Headquarters
Chaman
Date
of Notification
14-6-1993
Area
5263 km
Major
Ethnic Groups Pashtoon
Major
Languages
Pashto
Climate
Semi-arid
with warm summer and cold winter.
Major Crops
Wheat, Potato, Fruits, Tobacco, Fodder, Barley, Melon, Onion,
Vegetable
Economy Horticulture & Trade
Important
Minerals
Antimony
Important Places
Chaman,
Killa Abdullah, Shella Bagh, Gulistan and Khujak Tunnel.
Energy (sources)
Electricity,
wood, Animal dung, Kerosene oil, Gas Cylinder and Dry bushes.
Major
Industries
No major
industry exist except 13 Flour Mills.
Communication
Metalled (km)
153
Shingle (km)
1020
Railway (km)
73
Airport (No)
-