{{Short description|Town in Balochistan, Pakistan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = | name = Surab | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | imagesize = 240px | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = | mapsize = 150 px | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|28|29|33|N|66|15|35|E|region:PK_type:city|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = <!-- left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}} | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Kalat | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Surab | population_total = 36,468 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes =<ref name="census">{{cite web |title=Table 1: Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Balochistan |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_1_balochistan_districts.pdf |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census |access-date=6 August 2025 |language=en |date=2023}}</ref> | government_type = | governing_body = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_m = 1771 | elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = | population_density_km2 = | area_code = 0844 | area_code_type = Calling code | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | footnotes = | native_name = {{nq|سوراب}} }}
'''Surab''' (Balochi, and Urdu: {{nq|سوراب}}) is a town in central Balochistan, Pakistan with a population of 36,468. It serves as the administrative centre of Surab Tehsil and Surab District, which was established on 1 August 2017 following its separation from Kalat District.<ref name="census"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=85&dn=Kalat|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2012|title=Tehsils and Unions in the District of Kalat|website=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website|access-date=5 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326132342/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=85&dn=Kalat}}</ref> The town is located in a valley of the Central Brahui Range at the junction of the N-25 and N-85 national highways.
On 30 May 2025, Surab was attacked by militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army, resulting in the killing of a local government official, the burning of his residence, the looting of a bank, and assaults on other key sites.<ref>{{Cite news|title=One dead after insurgents briefly seize control of a city in southwest Pakistan and loot a bank |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-separatists-attack-sorab-537f68c2607c69824693c77886a3fec2 |access-date=31 May 2025 |date=31 May 2025 |website=AP News}}</ref>
== Demographics == {{Historical populations|1998|11,148|2017|35,594|2023|36,468|title=|type=|align=left|direction=|width=|state=|shading=|pop_name=|percentages=pagr|source=<ref name="histpop">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population_census/Administrative%20Units.pdf|title=AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref>}} As of the 2023 census, Surab has population of 36,468.<ref name="census"/>
== See also ==
* List of cities in Pakistan by population ** List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places in Surab District Category:Surab District {{Balochistan-geo-stub}}