Naushahro Feroze District

Naushahro Feroz
District
Naushahro Feroz District نوشhهرو فیروز

Map of Sindh with Naushahro Feroze District (نوشهرو فیروز) highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
Headquarters Naushahro Feroze
Government
  Deputy Commissioner Mehdi Ali Shah
Area
  Total 2,945 km2 (1,137 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 1,621,780
  Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Naushahro Feroze District , (Sindhi: نوشهرو فیروز), is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Naushahro Feroze city. Administratively subdivided into five talukas and 51 Union Councils, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 1,087,571, increasing to 1,621,780 as of the 2012 census initial tabulations.[1]

Government and politics

National Assembly representation

District Naushahro Feroze has two members in National Assembly of Pakistan. The district electoral is referred as NA-211 and NA-212. The member elected from NA-211 represents the constituencies of Moro and Naushahro Feroze Talukas. The member elected from NA-212 represents Kandiaro, Bhirya and Mehrabpur Talukas.

Provincial Assembly representation

The district has five member representation in Provincial Assembly of Sindh. The provincial assembly electoral for the district is as below:

Local governments (Tehsils of District)

Administrative Unit Number of Kanungo circles/
Supervisory Tapas
Number of Mouzas
Circles/Tapas
Total Rural Urban Partly Urban Forest Unpopulated
Naushahro Feroze
3
21
60
51
01
07
--
01
Bhirya
2
17
33
21
01
10
--
01
Moro
4
26
53
47
--
02
03
01
Kandiaro
3
17
53
46
--
03
04
01
Mehrabpur
2
16
34
29
--
05
--
--
Total
14
97
233
194
02
27
07
03

Transportation

The main N-5 passes through the district. The main Railway Track passes through the district

Religion

Most of the population of district, 96.72, are Muslim, Hindus form 2.89% (forming 7.96% of the urban population of the district) and others are 1.17%. Like other parts of Sindh, people of this district are predominantly tolerant and believe in religious co-existence.

References

  1. "Sindh population surges by 81.5 pc, households by 83.9 pc". Thenews.com.pk. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-21.

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Coordinates: 26°50′24″N 68°07′12″E / 26.84000°N 68.12000°E