Dadu District
Dadu District (Sindhi: ضلعو دادو), (Urdu: ضلع دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the 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. In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District. Its boundary touches with four districts of Sindh i.e. Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.
Dadu District
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District of Sindh | |
Top: Tomb of Yar Muhammad Kalhoro Bottom: Gorakh Hill | |
Dadu is located in the west of Sindh | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Hyderabad |
| Established | 1931 |
| Founded by | British government |
| Headquarters | Dadu |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Syed Murtaza Ali Shah |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,866 km2 (3,037 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,742,320 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 025 |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
The main languages spoken in Dadu are Sindhi, Balochi and Urdu. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the district include the Gorakh Hill and Manchar Lake.
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