Ghotki District

Ghotki District
ضِلعو گھوٽڪي
District

Ghotki is located in the north east of Sindh.
Coordinates: 27°49′N 69°39′E / 27.817°N 69.650°E / 27.817; 69.650Coordinates: 27°49′N 69°39′E / 27.817°N 69.650°E / 27.817; 69.650
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
Capital Ghotki City
Area
 • Total 6,083 km2 (2,349 sq mi)
Population (2011 est.)[1]
 • Total 1,511,635
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Website www.ghotkidistrict.com

Ghotki District (Sindhi: ضِلعو گھوٽڪي‎) (Urdu: ضلع گھوٹکی‎) is a district in Pakistan, located in the Sindh province. Its capital city is Ghotki City. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1983, it formed part of Sukkur District.[2] According to the 1998 census, the district had a population of 970,550. Of these residents, 158,500 (16.33%) lived in urban areas, and 812,050 (83.67%) lived in rural areas.[3]

Administration

The Ghotki district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:

Khambhra city

Location

The Ghotki District is a border district between the northern Sindh province of Pakistan and Punjab, Pakistan.

Industry and Economics

Ghotki is an industrial area in the Sindh province. Local companies based in Ghotki include OGDCL, Engro Fertilizers, Fauji fo Fertilizers (formerly Pak Saudi Fertilizer), TNB Liberty Power Plant, EngroPowergen PowerPlant, and Dosan Power Plant. Ghotki also has three gas fields: the Mari Gas Field, Qadirpur Gas Field, and Rehmat Gas Field.

Cotton is one of the district's major crops, with forty cotton-ginning factories in Ghotki. Another valuable crop is sugar cane. Four sugar mills are located in the Ghotki District: JDW Sugar Mills-3, SGM Sugar Mills, Daherki Sugar Mills, and Reti Sugar Mills.

The region is also famous for its mangoes, vegetables, and abundance of date trees.

Demography

According to the 1998 census results, the major first languages spoken in the district were Sindhi (92%), Urdu (3.1%) and Punjabi (2.9%).[4]

Religion

Per the 1998 census of Pakistan,[5] the most common religions in the Ghotki District are:

Also according to the census, the district's Hindus, Christians, and Urdu-speaking Muslims are mainly concentrated in the urban areas.

Populated Places

Cities, towns, villages, and industrial areas where people live and work include:

References

  1. ↑ "Sindh population surges by 81.5 pc, households by 83.9 pc". Thenews.com.pk. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  2. ↑ PCO 1998, p. 10.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ PCO 1998, p. 26.
  5. ↑ http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/other/pocket_book2006/2.pdf

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