Awaran District (Balochi and ), is a district in the southern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan in Kalat division. It was created as a separate district on 11 November 1992; previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District consisting areas of tehsil Mashkey & Jhal Jhao. It is considered one of the poorest districts in the province. It is located in the south of the Balochistan province in Kalat division. Awaran district is bordered by Gwadar to its south and south west, Lasbela to its east and south, Kech and Panjgur to its west, Khuzdar to its north east and Washuk to its north.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following five tehsils, which are sub-divided into eight union councils:

Demographics

Population

The history of the population of the district is as follows: The major tribes are the Shahwani, Bizenjo, Muhammad Hassani, Sajidi, Siapad, Mirwani, Rakhshani, Sumalani and Qambrani.

Religion

Majority of population adheres to Islamic faith. Apart from Sunnis, there is a small Zikri minority, and a few Hindus living in Awaran as well.

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 98.58% of the population spoke Balochi and 1.17% Brahui as their first language. Balochi accounted for % of the population in the 1998 census. The previous census of 1981 reported that % of the households in the then subdivision of Awaran had Brahui as a first language.