Nawabshah District
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| Nawabshah District | |
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| Area | 4,502 km² |
| Population (1998) • Density |
1,071,533 • /km² |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
• Faryal Talpur • Abdul Haq Jamali • {{{seats}}} seats • {{{tehsils}}} |
| Main language(s) | |
| Website | www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm |
Nawabshah District (or Nawab Shah) is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, named after Syed Nawab Shah. The Syed family is a political power in local politics. The city's airport has one of the largest runways in Pakistan. The climate is dry and hot but sometimes falls to 0 degrees Celsius in winter.
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[edit] Population
Over 96% of the population is Muslim, while near 3% are Hindus and the rest Christians, Ahmadis, scheduled castes and others
[edit] History
After the 1853 invasion by General Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned to Zamindars (or landlords) to collect taxes for the British. Sindh was later made part of British India's Bombay Presidency and became a separate province in 1935. Nawabshah (Urdu: نوابشاہ) city (established in 1912) is located in the centre of Sindh, Pakistan, and is therefore often known as the Heart of Sindh.
[edit] Local government
[edit] References
- District Census Report of Nawabshah, Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad January 2000
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