Umerkot District

Umerkot District
  • عمرڪوٽ ضلعو
  • ضلع عمرکوٹ
Amarkot District
District of Sindh
Top: Umarkot Fort
Bottom: Birth place of Akbar
Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted
Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted
Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E / 25.37000°N 69.73000°E / 25.37000; 69.73000
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionMirpur Khas
EstablishedApril 1993; 31 years ago (April 1993)
AbolishedDecember 2000; 23 years ago (December 2000)
RestoredDecember 2004; 19 years ago (December 2004)
HeadquartersUmerkot
Administrative Subdivisions
04
  • Kunri Taluka
    Pithoro Taluka
    Samaro Taluka
    Umerkot Taluka
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerNaveed Ur Rehman Larak
 • ConstituensyNA-213 Umerkot
Area
 • District of Sindh
5,608 km2 (2,165 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Sindh
1,158,284
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
 • Urban
258,859 (22.32%)
 • Rural
900,972
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
69100
NWD (area) code238
ISO 3166 codePK-SD
Websitewww.umerkot.gos.pk

Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع عمرکوٹ), also known as Amarkot District, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district. Sindhi is the native language of approximately 95.1% of the residents according to the 2023 Pakistani census.[2] Umerkot is the only non-Muslim majority district in Pakistan, with adherents of Hinduism representing 54.6% of the total population as per 2023 Pakistani census.[3] According to latest census estimate, the population of district is 1,158,284 (1.15 million).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Religious Demographics of Pakistan 2023" (PDF).