Dadu District
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Dadu District (Sindhi: ضلعو دادو), (Urdu: ضلع دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931[2][3] by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District.[4] In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District.[5] Its boundary touches with four districts of Sindh i.e. Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.[6]
Dadu District
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Division | Hyderabad |
Established | 1931 |
Founded by | British government |
Headquarters | Dadu |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Syed Murtaza Ali Shah |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 7,866 km2 (3,037 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,742,320 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Area code | 025 |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
The main languages spoken in Dadu are Sindhi, Balochi and Urdu. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the district include the Gorakh Hill and Manchar Lake.