Larkana Division

Larkana Division
لاڑکانہ ڈویژن
لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن
Map of Larkana Division
Map of Larkana Division
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CapitalLarkana
Established1980
Founded bySindh Government
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerGahanwer Laghari
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division15,213 km2 (5,874 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division7,093,706
 • Urban
2,172,453
 • Rural
4,921,253
Literacy 2023
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (44.53%)
  • Male:
    (53.89%)
  • Female:
    (34.63%)

Larkana Division (Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was created in 1980 by bifurcation of Sukkur Division. In 2000 abolished by General Pervaiz Musharraf rule but Sindh government restored it again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Larkana Division is 43.[2]

Larkana is the divisional headquarters of Larkana Division. It comprises the following districts:[3][4]

  1. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  3. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  4. ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012