Naushahro Feroz District ضلعو نوشهرو فیروز |
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District | |
Map of Sindh with Naushahro Feroze District (نوشهرو فیروز) highlighted |
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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[update] of Pakistan it had a population of 1,087,571, increasing to 1,621,780 as of the 2011 census initial tabulations. Naushahro Feroze has had the status of a district since 1989.
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.
The district has five member representation in Provincial Assembly of Sindh. The provincial assembly electoral for the district is as below:
The main N-5 passes through the district. The main Railway Track passes through the district
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). The major first language is Sindhi, accounting for 88% of the population, followed by Urdu with 5.7% and Punjabi with 4.4%.