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{{Infobox settlement | |||
| official_name = Umerkot District | |||
| native_name = {{hlist|عمرڪوٽ ضلعو|{{nq|ضلع عمرکوٹ}}}} | |||
| native_name_lang = | |||
| other_name = Amarkot District | |||
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in Sindh|District]] of [[Sindh]] | |||
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage | |||
|size = 250 | |||
|photo1a = Umarkot Fort view4.JPG | |||
|photo2a = Birth place monument of emperor Akbar.JPG | |||
}} | |||
| image_caption = Top: [[Umarkot Fort]]<br>Bottom: Birth place of [[Akbar]] | |||
| image_map = Pakistan - Sindh - Umerkot.svg | |||
| mapsize = | |||
| map_caption = Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|25|22|12|N|69|43|48|E|region:PK_type:adm2nd_source:itwiki|display=inline,title}} | |||
| subdivision_type = Country | |||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | |||
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]] | |||
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sindh}} | |||
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]] | |||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mirpur Khas Division|Mirpur Khas]] | |||
| established_title = Established | |||
| established_date = {{Start date and age|April 1993}} | |||
| established_title1 = Abolished | |||
| established_date1 = {{Start date and age|December 2000}} | |||
| established_title2 = Restored | |||
| established_date2 = {{Start date and age|December 2004}} | |||
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]] | |||
| seat = [[Umerkot]] | |||
| parts_type = Administrative Subdivisions | |||
| parts_style = coll, para | |||
| parts = 04 | |||
| p1 = '''Kunri Taluka'''<br />'''Pithoro Taluka'''<br />'''Samaro Taluka'''<br />'''Umerkot Taluka''' | |||
| government_type = District Administration | |||
| leader_party = | |||
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]] | |||
| leader_name = Naveed Ur Rehman Larak | |||
| leader_title1 = Constituensy | |||
| leader_name1 = [[NA-213 Umerkot]] | |||
| leader_title2 = | |||
| leader_name2 = | |||
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | |||
| area_total_km2 = 5,608 | |||
<!-- Elevation -------------------------->| elevation_footnotes = | |||
| elevation_max_m = 90 | |||
| elevation_min_m = 3 | |||
| elevation_m = 21 | |||
| elevation_ft = | |||
| population_total = 1159831 | |||
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023table1"/> | |||
| population_as_of = [[2023 Pakistani census|2023]] | |||
| population_density_km2 = 206.8 | |||
| population_urban = 258859 (22.32%) | |||
| population_rural = 900,972 | |||
| demographics1_title1 = Main language(s) | |||
| demographics_type2 = Literacy | |||
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_sindh_districts.pdf |title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, SINDH}}</ref> | |||
| demographics2_title1 = Literacy rate | |||
| demographics2_info1 = {{ | |||
bulleted list| | |||
'''Total:'''<br />38.69% | | |||
'''Male:'''<br />51.17% | | |||
'''Female:'''<br />25.11% | |||
}} | |||
| timezone1 = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PKT]] | |||
| utc_offset1 = +05:00 | |||
| timezone1_DST = [[DST]] ''is not observed'' | |||
| utc_offset1_DST = | |||
| postal_code_type = ZIP Code | |||
| postal_code = [[Postal codes in Pakistan|69100]] | |||
| area_code_type = [[List of dialing codes in Pakistan|NWD]] (area) code | |||
| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in Pakistan|238]] | |||
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:PK|PK-SD]] | |||
| website = {{URL|http://www.umerkot.gos.pk/}} | |||
}} | |||
'''Umerkot District''', alternatively designated as '''Amarkot District''', constitutes an administrative division situated within the southeastern region of [[Sindh]] province, [[Pakistan]]. The municipal seat of administration occupies the city of Umerkot, serving as district headquarters. Linguistic demographics indicate that approximately 95.1% of inhabitants speak Sindhi as their mother tongue, based upon findings from the 2023 Pakistani national census. According to contemporary census enumeration estimates, the district's total population amounts to 11,58,284 persons. | '''Umerkot District''', alternatively designated as '''Amarkot District''', constitutes an administrative division situated within the southeastern region of [[Sindh]] province, [[Pakistan]]. The municipal seat of administration occupies the city of Umerkot, serving as district headquarters. Linguistic demographics indicate that approximately 95.1% of inhabitants speak Sindhi as their mother tongue, based upon findings from the 2023 Pakistani national census. According to contemporary census enumeration estimates, the district's total population amounts to 11,58,284 persons. | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 1 July 2026
Umerkot District
Amarkot District | |
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  | |
 Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E / 25.37000°N 69.73000°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Mirpur Khas |
| Established | April 1993 |
| Abolished | December 2000 |
| Restored | December 2004 |
| Headquarters | Umerkot |
| Administrative Subdivisions | 04
|
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Naveed Ur Rehman Larak |
| • Constituensy | NA-213 Umerkot |
| Area | |
| • District of Sindh | 5,608 km2 (2,165 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population | |
| • District of Sindh | 1,159,831 |
| • Density | 206.8/km2 (536/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 258,859 (22.32%) |
| • Rural | 900,972 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 238 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| Website | www |
Umerkot District, alternatively designated as Amarkot District, constitutes an administrative division situated within the southeastern region of Sindh province, Pakistan. The municipal seat of administration occupies the city of Umerkot, serving as district headquarters. Linguistic demographics indicate that approximately 95.1% of inhabitants speak Sindhi as their mother tongue, based upon findings from the 2023 Pakistani national census. According to contemporary census enumeration estimates, the district's total population amounts to 11,58,284 persons.
Notably, Umerkot is Pakistan's sole district wherein adherents of religious minorities are more in number over Muslim residents. Specifically, followers of Hindu Dharma comprise 54.7% of the aggregate population as documented in the 2023 census.
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named2023table1 - ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).