Nawabshah

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Nawabshah (Sindhi: نوابشاھ‎, Urdu: نوابشاہ) is a tehsil and headquarters of the Shaheed Benazirabad District of Sindh province, Pakistan. This city is situated in the middle of Sindh province. It is the 27th most populous city in Pakistan. Nawabshah Tehsil (known as Nasrat Tehsil from 1903 to 1907) was established in 1903 by the British government. The tehsil was a part of Hyderabad district (1903 - 1912). On 1 November 1912, Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of Sind Division.

Nawabshah نوابشاھ‎ نوابشاہ
City
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Coordinates: 26°14′39″N 68°24′36″E
Old Name	Nasrat
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Shaheed Benazir Abad
District	Shaheed Benazirabad
Taluka	Nawabshah
Municipal Corporation Towns	H.M Khoja Town & Nawabshah Town
Government
• Mayor	Qazi Rasheed Bhatti
• Deputy Mayor	Mubashir Arain
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population  (2023 census)[1]
• City	363,138
• Rank	27th, Pakistan, 5th, Sindh
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code of Pakistan	67450
Calling code	0244
Established	1903
Founded by	British government

In 1909, Syed Nawab Ali Shah donated 200 acres of land to British government for construction of a town railway station and 60 acres of land for construction of buildings of district and taluka offices free of cost. To commemorate this, the British government then changed the name of Nasrat town to Nawabshah town.^[1]

Nawabshah is called the heart of Sindh Province.

Area and population 2014

Area	4,239 square km
Population	1,435,130
Male	749,275
Female	685,855
Population (below 15 Years)	45%
Population (between 15 and 65 years)	52.2%
Muslim population	94.1%
Hindu population	4.2%

^[2][3]

Climate

Nawabshah
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     2     24 6     2     27 9     3     33 14     13     39 20     11     44 25     38     43 28     82     40 28     65     39 26     40     38 24     33     37 18     2     32 12     3     26 7 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Hong Kong Observatory
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.1     76 43     0.1     81 48     0.1     92 58     0.5     103 67     0.4     110 76     1.5     110 82     3.2     105 82     2.6     101 79     1.6     101 75     1.3     99 65     0.1     89 54     0.1     78 45 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Nawabshah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), narrowly missing a hot semi arid climate. The city is considered one of the hottest cities in Pakistan, with summer temperatures soaring as high as 53 °C or 127.4 °F. Temperatures above 45 °C or 113 °F are fairly common during late May and June. Winters start late, around mid-November, lasting to around mid-February, with night-time temperatures often reaching 4 °C or 39.2 °F, and temperatures below 0 °C or 32 °F occurring two or three times on average in January.

The highest temperatures each year in Pakistan, typically rising to above 50 °C (122 °F), are usually recorded in Nawabshah District and Sibi from May to August. The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to 0 °C (32 °F). On 26 May 2010 record breaking severe heat wave hit the city and the mercury level reached 52 °C (126 °F) which was the highest temperature ever recorded in Nawabshah at the time.^[4] The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to 0 °C (32 °F). On 7 January 2011, temperatures dropped to 4 °C (39 °F) in the city.^[5] The highest annual rainfall ever is 685 mm, recorded in 2022.

Climate data for Nawabshah (1991-2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.7 (92.7)	38.0 (100.4)	45.5 (113.9)	48.5 (119.3)	51.0 (123.8)	50.5 (122.9)	47.5 (117.5)	48.9 (120.0)	44.5 (112.1)	43.0 (109.4)	41.0 (105.8)	35.0 (95.0)	51.0 (123.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.1 (75.4)	28.1 (82.6)	34.1 (93.4)	40.6 (105.1)	44.6 (112.3)	44.1 (111.4)	41.0 (105.8)	39.1 (102.4)	38.9 (102.0)	37.9 (100.2)	32.2 (90.0)	26.2 (79.2)	35.9 (96.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	18.7 (65.7)	24.5 (76.1)	30.4 (86.7)	34.8 (94.6)	35.4 (95.7)	34.2 (93.6)	32.6 (90.7)	31.7 (89.1)	28.6 (83.5)	22.7 (72.9)	17.2 (63.0)	27.2 (80.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	9.4 (48.9)	14.8 (58.6)	20.3 (68.5)	25.0 (77.0)	27.5 (81.5)	27.4 (81.3)	26.2 (79.2)	24.4 (75.9)	19.3 (66.7)	13.1 (55.6)	8.3 (46.9)	18.5 (65.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−2.6 (27.3)	−3.6 (25.5)	3.0 (37.4)	7.0 (44.6)	15.0 (59.0)	17.0 (62.6)	20.0 (68.0)	18.9 (66.0)	14.6 (58.3)	7.5 (45.5)	2.8 (37.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	−3.6 (25.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.5 (0.10)	4.9 (0.19)	3.2 (0.13)	12.2 (0.48)	22.8 (0.90)	39.2 (1.54)	69.1 (2.72)	87.2 (3.43)	32.7 (1.29)	13.1 (0.52)	0.4 (0.02)	3.3 (0.13)	247.6 (9.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.4	3.5	4.7	5.5	2.2	0.3	0.1	0.4	19.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours	230.1	240.1	267.0	274.4	293.8	268.8	229.4	240.9	261.1	280.0	256.1	—	—
Source: NOAA[6][7]

Major education institutes

The various educational institutions in the city include:

• Government Habib College of Technology Nawabshah
• Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women^[8]
• Provincial Institute of Teacher Education Nawabshah
• Quaid-e-Azam Law College Nawabshah
• Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology
• Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah^[9]
• Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences^[10]

• Bakhtawar Cadet College for Girls Shaheed Benazirabad
• Benazir Institute of Urology and Transplantation
• Bilawal Institute of Historical Research, NawabShah
• Government Fatima Jinnah High School.
• Government Islamia Girls Higher Secondary School
• Loins Law College, Nawabshah
• NORIN (Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital) Sakrand Road Nawabshah
• Shah Sachal Sami Foundation

Sports locations

• Bilawal Stadium, Benazirabad, Sindh,

• Hockey Stadium, Nawabshah
• Municipal Ground, Nawabshah
• Millat Ground, Nawabshah
• High School Ground, Sakrand

Parks

^[11]

• Bakhtawar Park^[12]
• Shah Abdul Latif Park
• Quaid-e-Azam Park
• Lab-e-Gajrahwah Park
• Abdul Qadir Park
• Cinema Chowk Park Sakrand
• Naz Bagh Kazi Ahmed
• DC Chowk Park Nawabshah

Gallery

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  Most Popular Area of Nawabshah

See also

• Pakistan portal

• Climate of Pakistan
• Climate of Sindh
• Bahria Town Nawabshah

References

1. "Populations - Sindh: Province and Major Cities, Municipalities & Towns". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
2. "Nawabshah District profile". Sindh Government website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
3. Pakistan: Demographic and Health Survey (2012-13) Global Demographic and Health Survey Program, Retrieved 9 April 2023
4. "Weather Advisory- 3, Government of Pakistan". Pakistan Metreological Department. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
5. "Mercury dips to 4°C in Nawabshah". Dawn (newspaper). 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
6. "Nawabshah Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
7. "Nawabshah weather chart". Pakistan Meteorological Department website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
8. "PEOPLES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES FOR WOMEN- SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD". pumhs.edu.pk.
9. "SBBU (Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University) SBA". sbbusba.edu.pk.
10. "..:: SBBUVAS ::." sbbuvas.edu.pk.
11. Memon, Zulfiqar (1 July 2008). "Nawabshah district council passes Rs2.1bn budget". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
12. "Municipal Committee Setup Public Park In Nawabshah". UrduPoint. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

External links

• Nawabshah travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Pakistan Meteorological Department