Naushahro Feroze District

Naushahro Feroz District
ضلعو نوشهرو فیروز
District

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 (2011 est.)
 • 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 2011 census initial tabulations.[1] Naushahro Feroze has had the status of a district since 1989.[2]

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
Bhiria
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

Demographics

Most of the population of district, 98.45% are Muslim, while Hindus form 1.3% (forming 2.19% of the urban population of the district).[3] The major first language is Sindhi, accounting for 88% of the population, followed by Urdu with 5.7% and Punjabi with 4.4%.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sindh population surges by 81.5 pc, households by 83.9 pc". Thenews.com.pk. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  2. ↑ PCO 2000, p. 8.
  3. ↑ PCO 2000, p. 22.
  4. ↑ PCO 2000, p. 24.

Bibliography

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


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