Panjgur
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Panjgur |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | District Headquarters |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Balochistan Province |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Panjgur District |
| population_total | 157693 |
| total_type | City |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| elevation_m | 980 |
| area_code_type | Calling code |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| :: |
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Panjgur or Pangor (Balochi and ), transliterated and misspelled in Arabic as Bannajbur or Fannazbur is a city in Panjgur District, Balochistan. It is renowned for its dates. The name drives possibly from blending of two Balochi words i.e "Panj" meaning five and "Goran" meaning highland, i.e land of 5 highlands. As the name suggests, Panjgur is situated 980 meters above sea level and constitutes the only highland of the Makran region. The origins of the word "Goran" are unclear but some scholars believe the name originates from the Avestan word gairi, meaning mountain. Additionally, the presence of areas surrounding Panjgur carrying the name Goran, such as Chokgoran meaning "small highland" and Mazangoran "big highland" point to a possibly identical origin of the name. However, it is also contented that the name Panjgur might be a portmanteau of two Balochi words, i.e. Panj and Goor meaning five graves. Panjgur district is known as one of the largest growing regions of Mazafti or Muzati dates, a high quality table date. Panjgur has circa 27,000 acres of land under the Muzati harvest with estimates that Mazafati accounts for around 10% of Panjgur’s total revenue.
History
Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur was the capital of Makran and that it was populated by people called Balūṣh (Baluch). This is the first known Arabic reference to the Baloch people.
On December 15th, 2025, the town was subject to attack by the Balochistan separatists.
Climate
Panjgur has a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh), although milder and cooler than other parts of Makran, with sweltering summers and cool windy dry winters. Precipitation mainly falls in two distinct periods: in the mid-winter and early spring from late December to March, and in the monsoon in June and July.
|width = auto |location = Panjgur |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 26.7 |Feb record high C = 29.4 |Mar record high C = 34.5 |Apr record high C = 40.4 |May record high C = 44.4 |Jun record high C = 45.0 |Jul record high C = 45.0 |Aug record high C = 43.3 |Sep record high C = 41.5 |Oct record high C = 38.0 |Nov record high C = 34.0 |Dec record high C = 29.0 | Jan high C = 18.4 | Feb high C = 21.1 | Mar high C = 26.4 | Apr high C = 32.7 | May high C = 37.6 | Jun high C = 39.9 | Jul high C = 39.6 | Aug high C = 38.4 | Sep high C = 35.9 | Oct high C = 31.4 | Nov high C = 25.4 | Dec high C = 19.8 | year high C = 30.6 | Jan mean C = 11.4 | Feb mean C = 14.3 | Mar mean C = 18.9 | Apr mean C = 24.9 | May mean C = 29.8 | Jun mean C = 32.3 | Jul mean C = 32.5 | Aug mean C = 31.0 | Sep mean C = 28.1 | Oct mean C = 23.3 | Nov mean C = 17.5 | Dec mean C = 12.7 | year mean C = 23.1 | Jan low C = 4.0 | Feb low C = 6.6 | Mar low C = 11.5 | Apr low C = 17.2 | May low C = 22.1 | Jun low C = 24.7 | Jul low C = 25.4 | Aug low C = 23.6 | Sep low C = 20.3 | Oct low C = 15.2 | Nov low C = 9.6 | Dec low C = 4.8 | year low C = 15.4 |Jan record low C = −6.7 |Feb record low C = -4.4 |Mar record low C = 0.0 |Apr record low C = 5.0 |May record low C = 5.5 |Jun record low C = 13.5 |Jul record low C = 13.9 |Aug record low C = 13.9 |Sep record low C = 8.9 |Oct record low C = 3.0 |Nov record low C = -3.3 |Dec record low C = −7.8 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 13.6 | Feb rain mm = 12.9 | Mar rain mm = 15.6 | Apr rain mm = 8.0 | May rain mm = 3.5 | Jun rain mm = 6.2 | Jul rain mm = 6.2 | Aug rain mm = 6.0 | Sep rain mm = 1.4 | Oct rain mm = 2.4 | Nov rain mm = 3.0 | Dec rain mm = 8.2 | year rain mm = 87.0 | unit rain days = 1.0 mm | Jan rain days = 1.6 | Feb rain days = 1.3 | Mar rain days = 2.5 | Apr rain days = 0.9 | May rain days = 0.6 | Jun rain days = 0.7 | Jul rain days = 1.2 | Aug rain days = 0.8 | Sep rain days = 0.2 | Oct rain days = 0.3 | Nov rain days = 0.3 | Dec rain days = 0.9 | year rain days = 11.3 |Jan humidity = 56 |Feb humidity = 52 |Mar humidity = 50 |Apr humidity = 40 |May humidity = 40 |Jun humidity = 37 |Jul humidity = 44 |Aug humidity = 45 |Sep humidity = 41 |Oct humidity = 39 |Nov humidity = 43 |Dec humidity = 51 |year humidity = |source 1 =NOAA (extremes 1961-1990),{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Pakistan/CSV/Panjgur_41739.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | publisher = World Meteorological Organization | access-date = 2 August 2023}}{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41739.TXT |server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = Panjgur Climate Normals 1961-1990 |accessdate = January 17, 2013}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1961-1995), | url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_417390_kt.pdf | title = Klimatafel von Panjgur (Flughafen) / Pakistan | publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure | access-date = September 17, 2016}} Ogimet{{cite web | url = https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=41718&ano=2025&mes=4&day=30&hora=6&min=0&ndays=30 | title = Summary for 41739: Panjgur (Pakistan) | work = Weather summaries | publisher = Ogimet | access-date = 29 April 2025}} |date=April 2025}}
Demographics
Population
According to 2023 census, Panjgur had a population of 157,693.
Languages
| thumb = right | caption = Languages of Panjgur (2023 Census) | value1 = 99.59 | label1 = Balochi | color1 = Lightgreen | value2 = 0.2 | label2 = Kashmiri | color2 = Wheat | value3 = 0.1 | label3 = Urdu | color3 = Green | value4 = 0.11 | label4 = Others | color4 = Grey
Religion
::data[format=table title="Religious groups in Panjgur City (1941 & 2017)"] | Religious group | 1941 | 2017 | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Total population | 473 | 80,411 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Islam [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]] | 416 | | 80,273 | | | | | | | | Hinduism [[File:Om.svg|15px]] | 45 | | 96 | | | | | | | | Sikhism [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Christianity [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]] | 3 | | 42 | | | | | | | ::
Subdivisions
The three main modern subdivisions of Panjgur are Gramkān, Qila Khudābadān and Tasp. Historically it was said to be divided into 12 subdivisions which also was the reason for the prefix Dwazdah Shahr e Panjgur meaning 12 Towns of Panjgur.
References
References
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- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/cities/balochistan/ Citypopulation.de] ''Balochistān (Pakistan): Province and Major cities, Municipalities & Towns''
- Verma, Harish Chandra. (April 13, 1986). "Dynamics of Urban Life in Pre-Mughal India". Munshiram Manoharlal.
- Hansman, John. (1973). "A Periplus of Magan and Meluhha". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies.
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023".
- "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN".
- "Final Results (Census-2017)".
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN".
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