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{{Short description|Residential city in Balochistan, Pakistan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    =  Loralai
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| native_name             = {{hlist|لورلايي|{{nq|لورالائی}}}}
| settlement_type         =  [[City]]
| image_skyline           =  Loralai city.jpg
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| image_caption           = City of Loralai
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| coordinates             = {{coord|30|22|N|68|36|E|region:PK_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = {{flag|Balochistan}}
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| area_total_km2          =
| elevation_m             = 1411
| population_total        = 54,758
| population_as_of        = [[2017 Census of Pakistan]]
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| timezone1               = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]]
| utc_offset1             = +5
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal codes in Pakistan|Postal code]]
| postal_code              = 84800
| area_code               = 824
| area_code_type          = [[List of dialling codes of Pakistan|Calling code]]
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'''Loralai''' ({{langx|ps|لورلايي}}, {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|لورالائی}}}}), also known as '''Bori''' ({{langx|ps|{{Nastaliq|بورۍ}}}}), is a Pakistani city that serves both as the division headquarter of [[Loralai Division]] and the district headquarter of [[Loralai District]]. It is located in the northeastern part of [[Balochistan province]] of [[Pakistan]]. It is {{convert|4700|ft|m}} above sea level.
== Demography ==
Loralai District has the following Tehsils in it:
*Bori also known as Loralai<ref name=NRB>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=82&dn=Loralai|url-status=dead|title=Tehsils & Unions in the District of Loralai|website=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website|archive-date=26 March 2012|access-date=31 January 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120326132122/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=82&dn=Loralai}}</ref>
*Duki<ref name=NRB/>
Population of Loralai per [[2017 Census of Pakistan]] was 54,758.<ref name=city>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Balochistan.html|url-status=dead|title=Loralai population per 2017 census|website=Citypopulation.de website|archive-date=29 June 2020|access-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022911/http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Balochistan.html}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religious groups in Loralai City (1941 & 2017){{efn|1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Loralai, which included Loralai Municipality and Loralai Cantonment.<ref name="Census1941"/>{{rp|13–14}}|name="LoralaiCity1941"}}
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br />group
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/censusofindia1941-28216851/|title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>{{rp|13–14}}
! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="Census2017B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/final-results-census-2017|title=Final Results (Census-2017)|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="Census2017C">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/results/13109.pdf|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN|access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 2,327
| {{Percentage | 2327 | 5095 | 2 }}
| 53,777
| {{Percentage | 53777 | 54849 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]
| 1,536
| {{Percentage | 1536 | 5095 | 2 }}
| 526
| {{Percentage | 526 | 54849 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 1,116
| {{Percentage | 1116 | 5095 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 116
| {{Percentage | 116 | 5095 | 2 }}
| 498
| {{Percentage | 498 | 54849 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Ahmadiyya]] [[File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 4
| {{Percentage | 4 | 54849 | 2 }}
|-
| Others
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 5095 | 2 }}
| 44
| {{Percentage | 44 | 54849 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 5,095
! {{Percentage | 5095 | 5095 | 2 }}
! 54,849
! {{Percentage | 54849 | 54849 | 2 }}
|}
==Notable people==
* [[Raaj Kumar]], Bollywood actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/purru-raaj-kumar-dad-was-bizzare-but-never-boring/19710|title=Purru Raaj Kumar: Dad was Bizzare &#91;sic&#93; But Never Boring|work=iDiva.com|date=21 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310160759/http://idiva.com/news-entertainment/purru-raaj-kumar-dad-was-bizzare-but-never-boring/19710|archive-date=10 March 2014|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
==Locations==
<gallery>
File:Mughal Qila 3 (Mughal Fort Loralai).jpg|16th century [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] fort "Mughal qila" in Loralai
File:JZK.jpg|View near Loralai
File:Chinjan (2).jpg|View of Chinjan, about 40&nbsp;km northwest of Loralai
File:Khardazai, Loralai.jpg|Khardazai, Loralai
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Loralai District]]
*[[Pakistan Coal Mines and Resources]]
*[[Baran Khan Kudezai]]
== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101017232451/http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=825&Itemid=1111 History of Loralai and Loralai District on Government of Balochistan website (Archived)]
* [https://bhc.gov.pk/district-judiciary/loralai/introduction/history History of Loralai District on Balochistan High Court website]
* [https://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=825&Itemid=1111 Govt. of Balochistan official website]
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[[Category:Populated places in Loralai District]]
[[Category:Loralai District]]
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