Larkana
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Larkana
لاڙڪاڻو |
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General Information
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) AMSL |
| Area | 3,527 km² (1,362 sq mi) |
| Calling code | 074 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| No. of Towns | 07 |
| Population | 270,283 [1] (1998) |
| Estimate | 416,261[2][3] (2006) |
| Density | 260/km² (673/sq mi) |
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Government
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| Nazim (Mayor) | Muhammed Bux Areejo |
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Larkana or Larkano (Urdu: لاڑکانہ, Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو) is the fourth largest city located in the Northwest of Sindh Province, Pakistan, located in Larkana District. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence. It is located on the south bank of the Ghar canal, 40 miles south of Shikarpur town, and 36 north-east of Mehar[4].
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[edit] History
During British rule Larkana became headquarters of Larkana District and Larkana Taluka - and for a time was part of the Bombay Presidency of British India, it was on the route of the North-Western Railway. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 14,543.
The Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the town as follows:
"The country surrounding Lārkāna is fertile and populous, and perhaps the finest tract in the whole of the province: The spacious walks, well laid-out gardens, and luxuriant foliage, have gained for Lārkāna the title of the 'Eden of Sind.' It is one of the most important grain marts of Sind, and is famous for a variety of rice called sugdāsi. There is a large local traffic in metals, cloth, and leather. The principal manufactures are cloth of mixed silk and cotton, coarse cotton cloth, metal vessels, and leathern goods. The town contains a dispensary, an Anglo-vernacular school attended by 80 pupils, and a vernacular school with three branches, attended altogether by 379 pupils. The chief local object of interest is the tomb of Shāh Bahārah, who was a military officer of Nūr Muhammad Kalhora, and died in 1735. Of modern buildings the most noteworthy are the Collector's office, a fine domed building with an ornamental Darbār hall; erected in 1902 ; and a neatly-built school and boarding- house for the, sons of zamīndārs, erected by public subscription in the same year. This school has 60 inmates and teaches English and Sindī. The municipality, established in 1855, had an average income of Rs. 46,000 during the decade ending 1901. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 54,000." [4]
[edit] Land and region
Larkana has a fertile land that cultivates all kind of fruits and vegetables, including potatoes, melons, olives, oranges, peas, carrots, cucumber, mangoes and guava. Some 10km far away from the city, sugarcane is cultivated and processed at the Sugar Mill established in 1990 in Nau Dero Village, which is the birth place of former Prime Ministers of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.
[edit] Animals and birds
Various kinds of birds roam in the city, including migratory birds coming to this region during winter, from Russia and Siberia. They make swamp on the bank of Indus River near Mohenjo-daro.
[edit] Language
Sindhi is the main language but Siraikis, a dialect of Sindhi is also spoken, which is similar to the Sindhi language. Sindhi and English are the official languages.
[edit] Education
Some of the major educational institutions in Larkana include:
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- Government Commerce College, Larkano
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- Cadet College Larkano
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- Govt. Pilot Higher Secondary School, Larkano
- Larkano Public School
- Municipal Govt. School Larkano
- Govt:saint joseph high school
- The city school
- SZABIST
[edit] Archaeological site
One of the world's oldest archaeological sites, Mohenjo-daro, lies 26 km away from the Larkana City. As it is a major archaeological site, it has its own airport, which is shared by Larkana.
[edit] See also
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- Larkana District
- History of Larkana
- Mohenjo-daro
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Benazir Bhutto
- Mohammad Ayaz Soomro
[edit] References
- ^ Pocket Booklet, 2006 Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
- ^ World Gazetteer
- ^ Stefan Helders, World Gazetteer. "Karachi". Retrieved on 2006-04-17.
- ^ a b Lārkāna Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 144.
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