List of districts in Sindh

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.

Districts of Sindh
Districts of Sindh, colour-coded by division
LocationSindh, Pakistan
Number30 (as of as of 2021)
Government
Subdivisions

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
An old map of Sindh

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
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

Notes

    References
    1. "Contingency Plan 2012" (PDF). Sindhi Government. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
    2. "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari". Samaa. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
    3. "Four new districts created in Sindh". 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
    4. "Three new districts carved out of Hyderabad". TheDawn. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
    5. "Thatta Split to Make Sujawal 28th district of Sindh". Dawn News. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
    6. ABDULLAH ZAFAR (21 August 2020). "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
    7. "Sindh govt to divide Tharparkar in two districts". Retrieved 31 July 2021.
    8. "Final Results (Census-2017) - Sindh". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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