Dalbandin

The name of city has a little story. Before the advent of the British into the Sub-Continent, the territory was known as Naalbandin. The people in this area were expert farriers, that were regionally known Naalbandin. But the English people could not properly pronounce the word Naalbandin and modified it into Dalbandin. == Demographics ==

Population As of the 2023 census, Dalbandin has population of 20,054. == Climate ==

Dalbandin has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and cool winters. The climate is dry whole the year, but some rain does fall in the Winter. Sandstorms occasionally occurred in the whole year. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Dalbandin (1991–2020, extremes 1957–present) | Jan high C = 19.0 | Feb high C = 22.1 | Mar high C = 27.5 | Apr high C = 34.2 | May high C = 39.6 | Jun high C = 42.8 | Jul high C = 43.6 | Aug high C = 42.1 | Sep high C = 39.0 | Oct high C = 33.6 | Nov high C = 26.7 | Dec high C = 21.1 | year high C = 32.6 | Jan mean C = 10.6 | Feb mean C = 13.6 | Mar mean C = 18.9 | Apr mean C = 25.1 | May mean C = 30.4 | Jun mean C = 33.7 | Jul mean C = 35.0 | Aug mean C = 32.8 | Sep mean C = 28.8 | Oct mean C = 22.9 | Nov mean C = 16.5 | Dec mean C = 11.6 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 1.8 | Feb low C = 5.1 | Mar low C = 10.2 | Apr low C = 16.1 | May low C = 21.4 | Jun low C = 24.5 | Jul low C = 26.2 | Aug low C = 23.5 | Sep low C = 18.6 | Oct low C = 12.4 | Nov low C = 6.6 | Dec low C = 2.2 | year low C = 14.1 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 19.7 | Feb precipitation mm = 14.3 | Mar precipitation mm = 20.3 | Apr precipitation mm = 4.8 | May precipitation mm = 2.0 | Jun precipitation mm = 3.8 | Jul precipitation mm = 4.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.7 | Sep precipitation mm = 0.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 1.8 | Nov precipitation mm = 3.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 9.2 | year precipitation mm = 84.5 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 2.3 | Feb precipitation days = 2.3 | Mar precipitation days = 2.6 | Apr precipitation days = 1.1 | May precipitation days = 0.6 | Jun precipitation days = 0.2 | Jul precipitation days = 0.4 | Aug precipitation days = 0.2 | Sep precipitation days = 0.0 | Oct precipitation days = 0.4 | Nov precipitation days = 0.5 | Dec precipitation days = 1.2 | year precipitation days = 11.8 ==Education==

Dalbandin city is the District Chagai main hub of government and private education institutions due to the headquarter of District Chagai. Dalbandin has a government boys degree college and a girls degree college. And many other government and private education institutions are recently open in the city. ==Transport==

Dalbandin city has a small domestic airport located in the southwest of the city and Dalbandin railway station is located in the city centre. People in Dalbandin normally travel by buses to bigger cities like Quetta and Karachi. ==Sport==

Dalbandin city has a Football Stadium located in the city centre. Football is a famous sport in the city. ==2011 Earthquake==

The 7.2 Dalbandin earthquake shook a remote region of Balochistan on 19 January 2011. The dip-slip shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), caused moderate damage, and left three dead and several injured. Fortunately, the town was not too much damaged. ==2016 US drone strike==

Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a convoy next to the town by a U.S. drone strike on 21 May 2016. ==Internet services==

Internet services 3G & 4G of cellular networks remain very poor in the whole city. ==See also==