Dadu District
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 Dadu is located in the west of Sindh | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Hyderabad Division |
| Established | 1931 |
| Founded by | British Raj |
| Headquarters | Dadu |
| Administrative Subdivisions | 04
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| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Jawad Ali Larak |
| • Constituensy | NA-227 Dadu-I NA-228 Dadu-II |
| Area | |
| 7,866 km2 (3,037 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 1,742,307 | |
| • Density | 221.50/km2 (573.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 439,034 (25.20%) |
| • Rural | 1,303,286 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 025 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Dadu District (Sindhi: ضلعو دادو), (Urdu: ضلع دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931[2][3] by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District.[4] In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District.[5] Its boundary touches with four districts of Sindh i.e. Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.[6]
The main languages spoken in Dadu are Sindhi, Balochi and Urdu. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the district include the Gorakh Hill and Manchar Lake.
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