Dhadar
town in Balochistan, Pakistan
Dhadar (Urdu: ڈھاڈر), also spelled Dadhar, is a town that serves as the headquarters of Kachhi District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The town, which consists of one Union Council, is also the headquarters of the tehsil of the same name. It is located at 29°28′0″N 67°39′0″E and has an altitude of 132 metres (436 feet).
Demographics
Population
The population of city in 1972 was 4,561 but according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 17,276.
The public source identifies “Dhadar” as town in Balochistan, Pakistan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dhadar, town and Balochistan.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q254504. Authority coordinates are 29.475, 67.651. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1972 and 2023.
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This entry incorporates text from “Dhadar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.