Sujawal District ( sd, سجاول ضلعو, ur, ) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

province of

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. It is located at 24°36'23" North and 68°4'19" East and is bordered in the northwest by the

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, which separates it from

Thatta District Thatta District ( sd, ٺٽو ضلعو, ur, ) is located in the southern area, locally called ''Laar'', of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Thatta. It is home to a large necropolis of Makli. In 2013, several talukas were separa ...

. The district has an area of 7335 km².

Administration

Sujawal District is subdivided into five

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Sujawal Tehsil Sujawal ( ur, ), town is headquarter of Sujawal district of Sindh. Previously, it was Sub Divisional Headquarter of Sujawal Sub Division of Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. The Government of Sindh has granted Sujawal the status of a district ...

History and geography

The decision to divide

into two districts by the provincial government was made on 12 October 2013 through a notification issued by the Revenue Department of

. The provincial revenue department said: According to the notification, the right side of the

Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...

will comprise the old Thatta district, and the left side will come under the jurisdiction of the newly created Sujawal. The

(among the largest districts of the province area-wise), will have half the size in its new boundaries, comprising

Thatta Thatta ( sd, ٺٽو; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Thatta's historic significance has yielded several monuments in and ...

Mirpur Sakro Mirpur Sakro ( sd, ميرپورساڪرو,) is a village located 33 km away from Thatta. while it is 85 km away from Karachi. Mirpur Sakro is at an altitude of 35 meters. It is a small area having a population of around 17,500 settled ...

Keti Bunder The Keti Bandar Port ( ur, ) is a port on the Arabian Sea, in the Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. The port was built on the remains of the older seaport of Debal where Muhammad bin Qasim and his army arrived from Iraq. Keti Bandar is approximate ...

and

Ghorabari Ghorabari ( ur, گھورا باڑی) is a taluka part of Thatta District Thatta District ( sd, ٺٽو ضلعو, ur, ) is located in the southern area, locally called ''Laar'', of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Thatta. It ...

s (talukas). In addition, some areas of Kharochhan

(taluka) have also been included in the new

. The historical city of

, which was once the capital of

, was carved out from

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

as a separate city in August 1948. It was the second largest district in

, in terms of area, covering over 17,335 square kilometers before its recent separation into two parts. The Provincial Revenue Department of Sindh Notification 12 October 2013. There are two Provincial Assembly seats, Constituency PS-86 and Constituency PS-87, and one National Assembly seat, Constituency NA-238, in the newly formed districts of Sujawal.Provincial Revenue Department of Sindh, Pakistan's Notification on 12 October 2013

Demography

At the time of the 2017 census, Sujawal district had a population of 779,062, of which 404,810 were males and 374,142 females. The rural population was 693,566 (89.03%) and urban 85,496 (10.97%). The literacy rate is 25.12%: 33.14% for males and 16.14% for females. The majority religion is Islam, with 96.94% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 2.92% of the population. Sindhi is the dominant language, spoken by 97.95% of the population.

References

External links

* {{List of districts of Pakistan , all Districts of Sindh

Administration

History and geography

Demography

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