Larkano District
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Larkana ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو ضلع لاڑکانہ |
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 Larkana is located in the North-West of Sindh |
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| Coordinates: 27°33′36″N 68°13′35″E / 27.56000°N 68.22639°ECoordinates: 27°33′36″N 68°13′35″E / 27.56000°N 68.22639°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Headquarters | Larkana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,423 km2 (2,866 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,524,391 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PKT (UTC+5) |
| Languages | Sindhi |
| Number of Tehsils | 04 |
| Website | www |
Larkana District (Sindhi: ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو; Urdu: ضلع لاڑکانہ) is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan . Its main city is Larkana. 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.
Other towns of the district include Ratodero, Dokri, Bakrani and Naodero. In 2005, the Government of Pakistan under Pervez Musharraf bifurcated the district, forming a new district called Qamber and Shahdadkot, with two towns of Qambar Khan and Shahdadkot.
The district of Larkana is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:
Some 10 km away from Larkana city, sugarcane is cultivated and processed at the Larkana Sugar Mills (Pvt) Ltd. which was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on January 30, 1974.
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