List of districts in Sindh
Districts of Sindh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are thirty districts in the Pakistan province of Sindh. These districts together contain 150 tehsils 2023.
Districts of Sindh | |
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Location | Sindh, Pakistan |
Number | 30 (as of 2021) |
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Subdivisions |
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.
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]
In 2023, The Sindh government has opted to rename four districts in the Karachi Division, East District to Gulshan, West District to Orangi, South District to simplified Karachi, Central District to Nazimabad while other three Malir, Keamari and Korangi will be same as.[3]
Currently the Sindh government is planning to divide the Malir District into Malir and Bin Qasim District, Tharparkar district into Tharparkar and Chhachro district, Khairpur district into Khairpur and Thari Mirwah district, Sanghar district into Sanghar and Shahdadpur district.