Dera Bugti
Dera Bugti, a town in Pakistan's Balochistan province, is the historic seat of the Bugti tribe and became a separate district in 1983. The surrounding district holds several major natural gas fields, including the Sui gas field where gas was first discovered in 1951. The area also gained paleontological significance through the discovery of fossils of Bugti Theriium, a prehistoric mammal named for the region. Mountains are visible from the town, and water is within walking distance.
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- Population18,120
- Nearest water from center 2.0 km1.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 10 km6.3 mi
Nearest airports
Dera Bugti: quick answers
Where is Dera Bugti?
Dera Bugti is in Pakistan.
How do you get to Dera Bugti?
The nearest airport is Sui (SUL), about 1 hr 50 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Dera Bugti?
The warmest month is June, averaging 34°C92°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 12°C54°F. The wettest month is August, with about 67 mm2.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)