Larkana District
| Larkana District ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو |
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|---|---|
| District | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Headquarters | Larkana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,423 km2 (2,866 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 2,728,566 |
| • Density | 259.6/km2 (672/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 04 |
| Website | www.larkana.gov.pk |
Larkana or Larkano (Sindhi: ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو) 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 also the district of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto and Sindhi Nationalist Leader Bashir Khan Qureshi. Other towns of the district includeBadeh, 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.
Administration
The district of Larkana is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:[2]
Religion:
Islam: 92.45%
Hinduism: 7.42%
Christianity: 0.06%
Others: 0.07%
Languages:
Sindhi: 96.71%
Brahui:1.50%
Baluchi:1%
Urdu:0.31%
Seraiki:0.12%
>Others:0.35%
See also
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Benazir Bhutto
- Cadet College Larkana www.ccl.edu.pk
- ZA Bhutto Agricultural College
References
External links
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