Country Pakistan District Mastung Number of Union councils 2 | Province Balochistan Time zone PST (UTC+5) Elevation 1,701 m | |
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Mastung (Urdu: مستونگ) the capital of Mastung District, is a town in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 29°48'0N 66°50'60E and has an altitude of 1701 metres (5583 feet). The town is also the administrative centre of Mastung Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district – the town itself is administratively subdivided into two Union Councils.
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Map of Mastung, Pakistan
Languages
Like other Balochistan major urban centres Quetta, Sibbi, Machh, and Khuzdar it is a multi ethnic city where several languages are spoken including Brahui, Persian (in Hazargi and Dehwari dialects), Punjabi (including Hindko & Saraiki dialects), Pashto, Baluchi, Sindhi (In Hindki and Frakhi dialects) and Urdu. No language has clear majiority and Urdu serves as lingua franca for inter ethnic communications.