Sanjawi Tehsil
سنځاوۍ تحصیل سنجاوی تحصیل | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | Balochistan |
District | Ziarat |
Government | |
• Notables |
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Population (2017) | |
• Total | Indigenous Population: 94,000 |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( PST) |
Number of Union Councils | 5 |
Sanjawi Tehsil ( Pashto: سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwə́i locally) is an administrative subdivision ( tehsil) of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Sanjawi. [1]
Majority of the population belongs to the Dummar clan, a sub-tribe of the Kakar tribe. Other tribes settled here are Tareen, Pechi, Zakhpel, Nasar, Kharoti, Sayyeds and Andarh. Pashto is the lingua franca. Wanetsi, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, is also spoken in the area by the Wanetsi sub-tribe of Tareens. [2]
Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages:
Sanjawi Tehsil
سنځاوۍ تحصیل سنجاوی تحصیل | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | Balochistan |
District | Ziarat |
Government | |
• Notables |
|
Population (2017) | |
• Total | Indigenous Population: 94,000 |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( PST) |
Number of Union Councils | 5 |
Sanjawi Tehsil ( Pashto: سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwə́i locally) is an administrative subdivision ( tehsil) of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Sanjawi. [1]
Majority of the population belongs to the Dummar clan, a sub-tribe of the Kakar tribe. Other tribes settled here are Tareen, Pechi, Zakhpel, Nasar, Kharoti, Sayyeds and Andarh. Pashto is the lingua franca. Wanetsi, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, is also spoken in the area by the Wanetsi sub-tribe of Tareens. [2]
Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages: