# Washuk

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Washuk
| native_name             = {{Nastaliq|واشک}}
| native_name_lang        = ur<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| settlement_type         = Town
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| pushpin_map             = Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan
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| coordinates             = {{Coord|27|43|23|N|64|48|44|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| subdivision_type1       = [Province](/source/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name1       = [Balochistan, Pakistan](/source/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/Districts_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name2       = [Washuk District](/source/Washuk_District)
| subdivision_type3       = [Constituency](/source/Provincial_Assembly_of_Balochistan)
| subdivision_name3       = [PB-47 (Kharan-II)](/source/Constituency_PB-47_(Kharan-II))
| population_total        = 41,107
| population_as_of        = 2023 census
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'''Washuk''' ([Urdu](/source/Urdu) and {{langx|bal|{{nq|واشک}}}}) is a rural<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kakar |first=Asmat |url=http://www.rspn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/District-Washuk-Profile.pdf |title=Washuk District Profile |year=2017 |location= |pages=6}}</ref> town that serves as the district headquarters of [Washuk District](/source/Washuk_District), [Balochistan, Pakistan](/source/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan). It has a population of 41,107, with 21,028 males and 20,079 according to the [2023 Census of Pakistan](/source/2023_Census_of_Pakistan).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wāshuk (Washuk, Balochistan, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/balochistan/washuk/2310502__w%C4%81shuk/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> The Washuk tehsil has a population of 55,585, of whom 99.9% speak the [Balochi language](/source/Balochi_language).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washuk (Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/balochistan/admin/washuk/23105__washuk/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

=== Population ===
{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|...|1998|...|2017|21,872|2023|41,107|title=|type=|align=center|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](/source/Pakistan_Bureau_of_Statistics)|access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref>}}
As of the [2023 census](/source/2023_Pakistani_census), Washuk has population of 41,107.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_2_balochistan_districts.pdf}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan
Category:Washuk District
Category:Tehsils of Washuk District
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