Larkana District
| Larkana District ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Capital | Larkana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,423 km2 (2,866 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,527,066 |
| • Density | 259.6/km2 (672.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 04 |
| Website | www.larkana.gov.pk |
Larkana or Larkano (Sindhi: ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو) (Urdu: ضلع لاڑکانہ) is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,927,066 of which 28.70% were urban.[1] Its main city is Larkana. It is home district of two former Prime Ministers of Pakistan , Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto and also the district of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto. Other towns of the district include Miro Khan, Ratodero, Dokri, Bakrani and Naodero. In 2005, the Government of Pakistan under Pervez Musharraf bifurcated the district, forming a new district called Qamber and Shahdadkot, with two towns of Qambar Khan and Shahdadkot.
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[edit] Administration
The district of Larkana is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:[2]
Following are the demographic indicators of the district (including Qambar Dist) as per the 1998 census of Pakistan:
Religion:
Islam: 98.45%
Hinduism: 1.42%
Christianity: 0.06%
Ahmaddiya: 0.06%
Others: 0.01%
Languages:
Sindhi: 95.08%
Urdu:3.57%
Baluchi:0.50%
Punjabi:0.31%
Seraiki:0.12%
Pashto:0.06%
Others:0.35%
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 1998 Census details - Urban Resource Centre
- ^ [www.apnalarkana.com DISTRICT GOVERNMENT - Larkana]
[edit] External links
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