Capital: Quetta · Population: 14,894,402 (2023 baseline) · Area: 347,190 km² · Administrative units: 35 district pages.
Largest province by area. Baloch and Brahui traditions, juniper forests of Ziarat, Makran coast and the historic Quetta valley.
University of Balochistan and BUITEMS in Quetta are the main campuses; more district colleges are being added.
BMC Quetta is the main teaching hospital. Many districts still have limited specialist cover.
Use the district pages below for headquarters, population notes, public services, history, geography and local places. Figures are based on public sources; check the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the latest official tables.
Population: Census 2023
Huge western desert district, including Taftan border logic.
Population: Newer / split district
Busy border city district toward Spin Boldak.
Population: Census 2023
Deep-sea port on the Makran coast. Fast-changing town with a very old fishing history.
Population: Smallest-style population in some tables
Railway-pass district in north-east Balochistan.
Population: Newer district
Industrial town district on the Sindh border, created from Lasbela.
Population: Census 2023
Desert-plain district known for a desert rally in some years.
Population: Census 2023
Kech river oasis; Turbat is the largest city of Makran after the Quetta comparison.
Population: Census 2023
Old desert state, now a district of huge empty space.
Population: Census 2023
Coastal-plain district toward Hub and the Sindh border, including Sonmiani.
Population: Census 2023
Almond and highland town of north-east Balochistan.
Population: Census 2023
Border highlands west of Pishin. Chaman was later treated as its own district.
Population: Census 2023
Apple country of north-east Balochistan.
Population: About 2.3–2.6 million in recent tables
Provincial capital in a high dry bowl. Fruit markets, cantonment and university city. Some tables now split Quetta East / West — confirm before citing a count.
Population: Census 2023
Famous for Sibi Mela and a winter heat record reputation.
Population: Newer district
Plains town district near the Sindh border.
Population: Census 2023
Juniper forest hill station and Quaid-e-Azam Residency.
Low population density, water scarcity, school access for girls in remote tehsils, and long travel times to hospitals.