Sukkur District

ضلع سکھر
Sukkur District
Clockwise from top-left: Sateen Jo Aastan, Mir Masum's Minar, Sadh Bela temple, Landsdowne Bridge, Muhammad Bin Qasim Masjid
Map of Sindh with Sukkur District highlighted
Map of Sindh with Sukkur District highlighted
Coordinates: 27°40′N 69°30′E / 27.667°N 69.500°E / 27.667; 69.500
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionSukkur
Established1843 (1843)
HeadquartersShikarpur 1843 to 1883 Sukkur 1883 to continue
Administrative Subdivisions
05
  • New Sukkur Taluka
    Pano Aqil Taluka
    Rohri Taluka
    Salehpat Taluka
    Sukkur City Taluka
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerDr M.B Raja Dharejo
 • ConstituensyNA-200 Sukkur-I
NA-201 Sukkur-II
Area
 • Sukkur District5,165 km2 (1,994 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Highest elevation
163 m (535 ft)
Lowest elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 • Sukkur District1,625,467
 • Density310/km2 (820/sq mi)
 • Urban
814,999
 • Rural
824,898
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
NWD (area) code071
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Sukkur District (Sindhi: سکر ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع سکّھر) is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. Two districts have been split off from the territory of Sukkur: Shikarpur in 1977 and Ghotki in 1993.[3] According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Sukkur District is 1,625,467 (1.6 million).

  1. ^ PCO 1999, p. 1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ PCO 1999, p. 11.

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