Matiari District

Matiari District
ضِلعو مٽیاري
District

Map of Sindh with Matiari District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
Established 2005
Headquarters Matiari
Area
 • Total 1,417 km2 (547 sq mi)
Population (2017)[1]
 • Total 769,349
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils 3
Website http://www.matiari.net/

Matiari District (Sindhi: ضِلعو مٽیاري‎) is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The district was created in 2005 out of Hyderabad District.[2]

Subdivisions

The district is administratively subdivided into three talukas:[3]

History and culture

Matiari district is part of Hyderabad division. This district was created in 2005. Before this it was part of Hyderabad district. The total population of the district estimated in 2017 was 769,349 persons. The spoken languages are Sindhi 92% and Urdu 4%. Mazar of Sakhi Hashim Shah Badshah is situated in Matiari city. The spiritual city of Hala is located in Matiari district. It is headquarter of Hala family. The mazar of Hazrat Shah Abdul Lateef Bhittai and mosque is also located in Matiari district.Muhammad Usman Chachar was the first District Coordination Officer (D.C.O) of district matiari and he served for 3 years. That was Benazir Bhutto's dream that matiari became a district and she visited several times matiari at hashmi house at that time she also visited shrine of sakhi hashim shah badshah and said that when I came to matiari I feel that I'm at my home syed pir noor shah hashmi and his family had always served for district matiari. The shrine of sakhi Hashim shah badshah is also located in matiari, matiari is the city of the sayeds and matiari is also famous of its ice cream, kashi, ajrak ( a Sindhi dressing) and sindhi handicraft. The word matiari is derived from muthal of Mat-yari that means the relation with pots made of mud, clay to keep water cool and serve people that came from outside. Village Jam samoo also located in uc- tajpur Matiari. In fact 90% people of jam samoo are traditional.


NA 218 Matiari MNA Makhdoom Makhdoom Saeed-uz-Zaman R/O Makhdoom House Hala New, Taluka Hala, Matiari C-209, Parliament Lodges, Islamabad PS 43 Matiari MPA Makhdoom Jameel Zaman (PPPP) PS 44 Matiari / Hyderabad MPA Makhdoom Rafique Zaman (PPPP)

There are three Talukas or Tehsils in district Matiari they are Taluka Hala, Matiari Taluka, Taluka Saeedabad and also 30 union councils

Demographics

In the 1998 census, Sindhi was the first language of 92% of the population in the talukas of Hala and Matiari, while 3.6% had Urdu.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  2. ↑ District Profile: Upper Sindh - Matiari
  3. ↑ "NRB: Local Government Elections". nrb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. ↑ PCO 1999, p. 117–119.

Bibliography

  • 1998 District census report of Hyderabad. Census publication. 59. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.

Official website

Official website

Coordinates: 25°36′00″N 68°26′24″E / 25.60000°N 68.44000°E / 25.60000; 68.44000

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