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Washuk District ضلع واشک
District of Balochistan
Washuk District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Rakhshan
Established	2005
Headquarters	Washuk
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Mansoor Qazi
Area
• Total	33,093 km2 (12,777 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	302,623
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Washuk District (Balochi and Urdu: واشک) is a district in Balochistan province of Pakistan. The Washuk town, which servs as the district headquarters, is located in the center of the district.

Washuk District was once part of Kharan District in Balochistan province. It was declared a separate district in 2007, but its governance issues are largely managed by Kharan's district administration.^[2]

It is further subdivided into 3 Tehsils or subdistricts, 10 union councils and 216 mauzas (villages).^[3]

Washuk District is spread over 33,093 km², of which only 71,520 hectares are arable. The rest consists mostly of barren desert and mountains of the Central Makran Range.^[3]

In the 2023 census, 1,045 (0.35%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.^[1]

At the time of the 2023 census, 68.29% of the population spoke Balochi and 31.47% Brahui as their first language.^[4]

According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2014, Washuk is ranked 131 out of 146 districts in Pakistan in terms of the quality of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 132 out of 146.^[5] A detailed picture of the district's education performance is also available online.^[6]

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