List of districts in Sindh
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Location | Sindh, Pakistan |
Number | 30 (as of as of 2021) |
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There are thirty districts in the Pakistan province of Sindh. These districts together contain 119 tehsils, 1100 Union Councils and 66,923 human settlements, as per the 1998 census.[1] Each district has a headquarter, often referred to as a capital of the district.
Karachi, the capital of Sindh, is the most populous city district, as well as the most densely populated. It was initially a single district, now has been further subdivided into East, West, South, Central, Malir, Keamari and Korangi districts.[2]
History[]
In 2004, 4 new districts were formed - Qambar Shahdadkot district carved out of Larkana district; Jamshoro district out of the Dadu district; Kashmore district out of Jacobabad district and Umerkot district out of Tharparkar district.[3] In 2005, Hyderabad district was carved out to form three new districts of Tando Muhammad Khan, Matiari and Tando Allahyar.[4] In 2013, Sujawal District was carved out of Thatta District.[5] In 2020, Keamari District was created after splitting Karachi West District.[6] Currently the Sindh government is planning to divide the Tharparkar district into Tharparkar and Chhachro district.[7]
List of Districts[]
Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km2)[8] | Population (2017)[8] | Density (/km2) | Division |
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1 | Badin | Badin | 6,858 | 1,804,958 | 263 | Banbhore |
2 | Dadu | Dadu | 7,866 | 1,550,390 | 197 | Hyderabad |
3 | Ghotki | Ghotki | 6,083 | 1,648,708 | 271 | Sukkur |
4 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 993 | 2,199,928 | 2,215 | Hyderabad |
5 | Jacobabad | Jacobabad | 2,698 | 1,007,009 | 373 | Larkana |
6 | Jamshoro | Jamshoro | 11,204 | 993,908 | 89 | Hyderabad |
7 | Karachi Central | N/A | 69 | 2,971,382 | 43,064 | Karachi |
8 | Karachi East | N/A | 139 | 2,875,315 | 20,686 | Karachi |
9 | Karachi South | N/A | 122 | 1,769,230 | 14,502 | Karachi |
10 | Karachi West | N/A | 370 | 2,077,228 | 5,614 | Karachi |
11 | Kashmore (formerly Kandhkot) | Kashmore | 2,580 | 1,090,336 | 423 | Larkana |
12 | Keamari | N/A | 559 | 1,829,837 | 3,273 | Karachi |
13 | Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910 | 2,405,190 | 151 | Sukkur |
14 | Korangi | Korangi Town | 108 | 2,577,556 | 23,866 | Karachi |
15 | Larkana | Larkana | 1,948 | 1,521,786 | 781 | Larkana |
16 | Malir | Malir Town | 2,160 | 1,924,346 | 891 | Karachi |
17 | Matiari | Matiari | 1,417 | 770,040 | 543 | Hyderabad |
18 | Mirpur Khas | Mirpur Khas | 2,925 | 1,504,440 | 514 | Mirpur Khas |
19 | Naushahro Feroze | Naushahro Feroze | 2,946 | 1,612,047 | 547 | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
20 | Qambar Shahdadkot | Qambar | 5,475 | 1,338,035 | 244 | Larkana |
21 | Sanghar | Sanghar | 10,728 | 2,049,873 | 191 | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
22 | Shaheed Benazirabad (formerly Nawabshah) | Nawabshah | 4,502 | 1,613,506 | 358 | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
23 | Shikarpur | Shikarpur | 2,512 | 1,233,760 | 491 | Larkana |
24 | Sujawal | Sujawal | 8,785 | 779,062 | 89 | Banbhore |
25 | Sukkur | Sukkur | 5,165 | 1,488,372 | 288 | Sukkur |
26 | Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar | 1,554 | 838,527 | 540 | Hyderabad |
27 | Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 1,423 | 677,098 | 476 | Hyderabad |
28 | Tharparkar | Mithi | 19,637 | 1,647,036 | 84 | Mirpur Khas |
29 | Thatta | Thatta | 8,570 | 982,138 | 115 | Banbhore |
30 | Umerkot | Umerkot | 5,608 | 1,073,469 | 191 | Mirpur Khas |
See also[]
- List of tehsils of Sindh
- Districts of Pakistan
- Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Districts of Punjab (Pakistan)
- Districts of Balochistan (Pakistan)
- Districts of Azad Kashmir
- Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Contingency Plan 2012" (PDF). Sindhi Government. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari". Samaa. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Four new districts created in Sindh". 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Three new districts carved out of Hyderabad". TheDawn. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Thatta Split to Make Sujawal 28th district of Sindh". Dawn News. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ ABDULLAH ZAFAR (21 August 2020). "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Sindh govt to divide Tharparkar in two districts". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Final Results (Census-2017) - Sindh". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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