Larkana
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Larkana لاڙڪاڻو |
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 Larkana
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| Coordinates: 27°33′30″N 68°12′40″E / 27.55833°N 68.21111°ECoordinates: 27°33′30″N 68°12′40″E / 27.55833°N 68.21111°E | ||
| Country |
 Pakistan |
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| Province | Sindh | |
| District | Larkana District | |
| Taluka | Larkana Taluka | |
| District created | 1901 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal Corporation | |
| • Mayor of Larkana | Aslam Shaikh | |
| • Deputy Mayor of Larkana | Anwar Ali Luhar | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,423 km2 (2,866 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 270,283 | |
| Time zone | PKT (UTC+5) | |
| Area code(s) | 074 | |
| Website | ||
Larkana (Urdu: لاڑکانہ, Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو is a city in the north-west of the Sindh province of Pakistan, where the historic Indus River flows in south of the city. It is home to the Indus Valley Civilization site Mohenjo-daro, which is larger in size than Babylonia and Assyria. It is home district of two former Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto and also the district of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto.
The city is located within Larkana District. Formerly known as 'Chandka', Larkana is located on the south bank of "Ghar canal", about 40 miles (64 km) south of the town Shikarpur, and 36 miles (58 km) north east of Mehar.
Larkana is situated at Latitude 24 56' 00' and Longitude 67 11' 00'. It is situated in North-western Sindh and it has own division. It is also included in upper Sindh.
Larkana is a monsoon climatic region. Summer is extremely hot as temperature reaches at 53 °C and winter is a little cool as temperature drops to −2 °C. On May 26, 2010 the mercury hit at record 53.4 °C becoming the hottest city in the country's history. On May 31, 1998 the mercury hit the at 52.7 °C. On May 18, 2013 the temperature in the city remained at 50 degrees Celsius in Larkana. This hot weather sometime cost human lives. In June 2007 couple of people died as a result of hot summer. Hot weather keeps many in the city to remain at home, several cases of fainting are occasionally reported. Hot days continue from May till September, followed by Monsoon Rains, sometime bringing floods in the nearby areas. Monsoon season starts from July and continues till September and brings Torrential Rains. Pre-Monsoon also occurs occasionally in the month of June while post-monsoon occurs rarely. On July 8, 2003 Larkana experienced a cloudburst of 209 mm in just 12 hours due to a well marked low pressure which came from Bay of Bengal. Thunderstorms are very common, they often develop in all months. Most dangerous thunderstorm occurred on April 21, 2012, it was a supercell thunderstorm which came from west side with heavy downpour due to strong Western Disturbance which was developed in Gulf of Oman. Duststorms are also very common in summer and monsoon especially from March to September. On March 27, 2013 a duststorm came with the damaging winds of 90 km/h due to a severe thunderstorm and it brought some rainfall also. Hailstorms are unusual and occur mainly from February to April. Larkana experienced a powerful hailstorm in April 2006 and again on 14 March 2015 followed by heavy downpour. In 2012 Larkana received heavy downpours of 236 mm from 5–10 September which flooded the whole city. Same as in August 2011 also, the city received intermittent heavy Rains from 25 to 31 August and again in September 2011 with time to time. In Monsoon of 1994 the city received 510 mm of rainfall as most powerful low pressures hit Sindh which is the highest rainfall recorded in past 25 years.
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