Larkana District

Larkana District
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Presidency: Bombay
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Present Day Details
Place Name:	Dadu District; Kambar and Shahdadkot; Jamshoro District; Larkana District
State/Province:	Sindh
Country:	Pakistan
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Larkana District was a part of Sind and formed after 1901 from Sukkur and Karachi districts. It covered an area of 5,091 sq miles with a population of 656,083 (1901).

Headquarters

• Larkana

Neighbours

• North: Sukkur District and Upper Sind Frontier District
• South: Karachi District
• East: River Indus
• West: Kalat State

Geography

Manchhar Lake, one of the largest in Asia located here.

Cities, Towns and Villages

• Bubak
• Dadu
• Kambar
• Larkana
• Ratodero
• Sehwan

Talukas (Tehsils)

• Dadu
• Johi
• Kakar
• Kambar
• Labdarya
• Larkana
• Mehar
• Nasirabad
• Rato-dero
• Sehwan

Sites of Interest

• Mohenjodaro (discovered in 1922) (now a World Heritage Site).
• Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalander in Sehwan.

External Links

• Larkana District in the Imperial Gazetteer of India vol 16