Dadu District

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Dadu District
ضلعو دادو
District

Dadu is located in the east of Sindh
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
Headquarters Dadu
Government
  District Nazim . (ISF)
Area
  Total 7,866 km2 (3,037 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 3,214,765 [1]
  Density 40.87/km2 (105.9/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Area code(s) 025
Number of Tehsils 5

Dadu District (Sindhi: دادو), (Urdu: دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. Dadu District was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District.[2]

Administrative divisions

The district is sub-divided into five talukas, which are sub-divided into 52 Union Councils:

Places of interest

See also

References

Coordinates: 26°20′N 67°35′E / 26.333°N 67.583°E / 26.333; 67.583

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