Kot Adu (Urdu: کوٹ ادو ) is a city and Tehsil of Muzaffargarh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is subdivided into 28 Union Councils.[1] It is located in the southern part of the Punjab province, and is a very historic city. It has a population of over 800 Thousand, making it the 150th largest city in Pakistan. It is built just east of the Indus River, more or less in the centre of the country, and about 866 km from Karachi, 600 km from Islamabad, 100 km from Multan, 80 km from D.G.Khan, 60 km from Muzaffargarh, 60 km from Layyah and 16 km from Taunsa Barrage. It is the birthplace of famous Hindi writer Late Shri Chandragupta Vidyalankar.
Kot Adu City, being an historic and prosperous city, attracts a number of tourists every year particularly duo to Indus river and public gardens.
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The city of Kot Addu is located in southern Punjab province and almost at the exact centre of Pakistan. The area around the city is a flat plain and is ideal for agriculture. There are Two main canals (Muzaffar , T.P link) and eight sub canals that cross Kot Addu, providing water from Indus River.
The majority of Kot Adu's residents are native speakers of the Seraiki language, though being situated in the province of Punjab many people also know Punjabi and the national language, Urdu. The vast majority of the population is Muslim. English is widely understood among the educated.
Kot Adu is home to many literary figures and poets who are known throughout the country.The famous Hindi writer Late Shri Chandragupta Vidyalankar belonged to Kot Addu. He was born in Kot Addu in the year 1906.
The famous folk singer Pathanay Khan belonged to this city. The recurring identification of misery of family of late Pathaney Khan, by the news report in daily Dawn on May 1, 2007, the international day of laborers, may still have not stirred the minds. In this small city of Kot Adu near High School No. 2, where Pathaney Khan has left his assets, consisted of one widow, sons and daughters and some priceless relics like Tabla, Harmonium etc. His fame and audience have crossed the shores of every continent, but no body could know his poor financial condition beyond appreciating his spiritual ‘kaffis’. He claimed that recording company did not pay his royalty in his last days of life. Afterwards, the family of the deceased was helped by very few organizations. Pathaney Khan is famous for singing Sufi poetry of “Baba Bhulley Shah”, “Khawja Ghulam Farid”, “Meda Ishq Vi Tu, Meda Yar Vi Tu”, “Mera Ranjhan Hun Koi Hor”, “Ghoom Charkhrya Ghoom”.
DANISH SCHOOL SYSTEM The first private school in the history of Kot Addu since 1980. Its a largest school network in Kot Addu with five branches.DSS is also a pioneer in Montessori education. More than 30 years of Excellence Danish School System providing quality of education to Nation.
LEARNERS HOUSE SCHOOL SYSTEM A big marvelous private higher secondary school in Tehsil Kot Addu.LEARNERS HOUSE School spread over 5 acres 40 canals land at KAPCO road Kot Addu. LHS affiliated with DG Khan educational board.School established in 1997. Learners House school has complete huge full equipped building. 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2) covered area 1.5 acres (6,100 m2) play ground latest Multi Purpose hall with 500 persons seating capacity. Girls and Boys spread classes in different buildings.
Some Technical Institutes
Kot addu has a literacy rate of 44 percent . Kot Adu is rich like other major cities of Punjab as far as schools and educational campuses are concerned. There are many colleges involved in the grooming of students and fulfilling desire of acquiring and distribution of knowledge and education. In last few years, mushroom growth of quality educational institution is observed in this region. And now there are various private commerce, Science colleges, schools, academies and cadet college. There is one government degree college for boys and girls each. Several colleges affiliated with the Bahuddin Zakrya University B.Z.U Multan Pakistan and Punjab University Lahore Pakistan.
Kot Adu is a prominent commercial and industrial City in the Punjab province, it is connected by road a rail with Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Rawalpandi, Islamabad, Quetta, and Faisalabad also by air from Multan Airport to all Pakistan airports.
Main Industries include:
Beside these, Cotton factories; foundries; cotton, woolen and silk textile mills; flour, and oil mills are also located in this region. It is famous for its handicrafts (Kundar work), and cottage industries.
The first totally professional Information Technology center was introduced in 2002 named I.TECH[13][14] which then also opened a branch in Dubai in 2006 ,U.A.E is it a prominent institution in that region which mainly focus on web designing and development. also there are many other institutions contributing towards the education of Information Technology. It is clear from the interest of people that this region need some Great Government I.T institution. In November 2009 Government of Pakistan also opened a Great Technical College named LAL-MEER technical college in the Union of kot Adu.[15] This Progress in the favor of the region.
There is one Government Civil Hospital and several Private hospitals in the city beside many small Government and Private Hospitals in the Unions of the Tehsil.
Kot Adu is also an important agricultural area. Total area of Tehsil Kot Adu is 8,77,989 Acres of which 4,24,521 acres is under cultivation. Main Crops of the area include corn, cotton, rice, sugarcane, tobacco, wheat
Besides these, bajra, moong, mash, masoor and oil seed such as rape / mustard and sun flower are also grown in the district.
Fruits such as mango, citrus, guavas and pomegranates are the main grown in the Kot Adu City. Date, jaman, pears, falsa and banana are also grown in minor quantities in the district.
One another local fruit which is called a bare. It is one of the main fruit grown in this region.
Due to the floodings, the crops are now rare, especially cotton and wheat product affected by this flooding. So now majority of the agriculture lands are covered by sugarcane. People either sold these sugarcane to sugar mills or produce Jaggery from sugarcane.