Country Pakistan Time zone PKT (UTC+5) Number of Tehsils 04 Area 7,423 km² Province Sindh | Headquarters Larkana Languages Sindhi Website www.larkana.gov.pk Population 1.563 million (2011) | |
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Larkana District (Sindhi: ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو) ; Urdu: ضلع لاڑکانہ) is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan . It is also locally called Larkano.
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Map of Larkana, Pakistan
Its main city is Larkana. It is home district of two former Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto and also the district of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto. Other towns of the district include Ratodero, Dokri, Bakrani and Naodero. In 2005, the Government of Pakistan under Pervez Musharraf bifurcated the district, forming a new district called Qamber and Shahdadkot, with two towns of Qambar Khan and Shahdadkot.
Administration
The district of Larkana is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:
Economy
Some 10 km away from Larkana city, sugarcane is cultivated and processed at the Larkana Sugar Mills (Pvt) Ltd. which was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on January 30, 1974.
Larkana's guava and berries are famous both nationally and internationally, the annual output of the district stands at thousands of tons. All the villages of Larkana on the right bank of River Indus have vast guava orchids spread over thousands of acres, located in Dodai, Mahotta, Naundero, Chooharpur, Agani, Metla, Izzat Ji Wandh, Phulpota and other villages.
Education
Cadet College Larkana, was inaugurated by the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto in 1994, first planned by her late father Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1975. The College is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) away from Larkana, and some 3 kilometres from Mohen-jo-Daro.
Transport
Moenjodaro Airport is located near Mohen-jo-daro, 28 km away to the south of the city of Larkana, about 5 kilometres away from Dokri. The main users of the airport are Pakistan International Airlines, the country's national flag-carrier. The outdated infrastructure of the airport prevents the use of large, advanced aircraft, with the PIA largely using Fokker aeroplanes for flights.
Demographics
The predominant first language of the district is Sindhi, which according to the 1998 census was spoken natively by 98% of the population in the talukas of Dokri, Larkana and Ratodero.
Sport
Larkana Cricket Stadium alternatively called as Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium was built by Pakistan Cricket Board in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh near the tomb of Benazir Bhutto.