Sui, Balochistan

Pakistani town

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Town and union council in Balochistan, Pakistan

Sui Dera Bugti District (Balochistan)

Town and union council

Country| Pakistan
Region| Balochistan
District| Dera Bugti District
Population

(2023)

• Total

| 79,567
Time zone| UTC+5 (PST)

Sui (Balochi: سوئ) is a town and sub-district in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan (Pakistan),[1] known for the Sui gas field, one of the Pakistan's most significant natural gas reserves. Geographically, Sui is strategically located near the meeting point of Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces, just 9 kilometres from Punjab and 10 kilometres from Sindh.

The Indus River lies about 25 kilometres to its east, and it is situated 40 kilometres south of Dera Bugti. Sui houses gas compression facilities that supply natural gas to surrounding towns in Punjab, Sindh, and as far as Quetta, Balochistan's capital city, located around 200 miles away.

## Administration

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The town of Sui serves as the administrative centre of Sui tehsil, a subdivision of the district, the town of Sui itself functions as a Union Council.

## Demographics

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### Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1951| ...| —
1961| ...| —
1972| ...| —
1981| ...| —
1998| ...| —
2017| 72,740| —
2023| 79,567| +1.51%
Sources:[2]

According to 2023 census, SuI had a population of 79,567.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Pakistan- Settlements". data.humdata.org. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
2. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
3. ^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).

28°38′N 69°11′E﻿ / ﻿28.633°N 69.183°E﻿ / 28.633; 69.183

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Dera Bugti District

Towns and union councils|

* Baiker
* Gandoi
* Gulzar
* Kalchas
* Lope Sherani
* Loti
* Patra Sherani
* Phelawagh
* Saddar Dera Bugti
* Sangseela
* Shum
* Sui

Locations|

* Kacchi Plain
* Military College Sui
* Sui gas field

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