Dadu District
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Dadu District
ضلعو دادو | |
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 Dadu is located in the east of Sindh | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Headquarters | Dadu |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | . (ISF) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,866 km2 (3,037 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 3,214,765 [1] |
| • Density | 40.87/km2 (105.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 025 |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
Dadu District (Sindhi: دادو), (Template:Lang-ur) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. Dadu District was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District.[2]
Administrative divisions
The district is sub-divided into five talukas, which are sub-divided into 52 Union Councils:[citation needed]
- Dadu City
- Johi
- Khairpur Nathan Shah
- Mehar
- Dadu (rural)
Places of interest
- Gorakh Hill - First hill station in Sindh
- Manchar Lake - Largest lake in Pakistan