QUETTA    .... a glance

District Headquarters           Quetta

Date of Notification               1^st April 1883

Area                                        2,653 sq.km.

Major Ethnic Groups            Pashtoon, Baloch, Brahui, Hazara and Punjabi

Major Languages                  Pashtoo, Balochi, Urdu, Brahui and Persian

Climate                                   Arid with hot summer and cold winter.

                                                Crops                                      Wheat  , Cumin, Fruits, Vegetables, Fodder, Barley, Potato, Onion, Melon      

Economy                                 Multi-sectoral (trade, industry, service, and agri).

Important Minerals               Coal, Limestone and Building-stone. 

                                                Important Places                   Staff College, Hanna Lake, Askary Park, Zarghoon Road, Provincial Assembly Building, Civil Secretariat, Balochistan University.

Energy (sources)                    Gas, Electricity and Kerosene oil.

                                                Major Industries                   Carpet, Brick kilns, Food wear, Engineering, Ice factory, Soap industry, flour mills, food confectionery, printing press and others.

Communication (1996)            Metalled Road             219.3

                                                 Shingle Road                432.8

                                                 Railway                        45.0

                                                 Airport                                1