Banbhore Division

Banbhore Division (Sindhi: ڀنڀور ڊويزن‎), also known as "Thatta Division" or "Bhambore Division", is the sixth administrative division of Sindh as announced by the People's Party's Sindh Government.[1][2] The name of division is derived from the ancient city of Banbhore. The planned capital of this division is the city of Thatta. In addition to Thatta District itself, plans exist to incorporate the districts of Sujawal and Badin into Banbhore Division; prior to this change, all three of these districts were included in the Hyderabad Division.[3] Sindhi nationalists appreciated this change as they believe it will improve the governance and infrastructure development of region. The Sindh Government also allocated a budget of 11 billion rupees for the development of Banbhore Division.[4]

Districts of Banbhore Division
DistrictArea (km2)Population
1998 Census		Population
2017 Census		Capital
Badin6,7261,106,2721,804,516Badin
Sujawal7,355513,702781,967Sujawal
Thatta17,355599,492979,817Thatta
Totals31,4362,219,4663,566,300Thatta

Bhanbore Division

ڀنڀور ڊويزن
Division
Picture of Thatta division's capital
Map of Sindh with highlighted Banbhore Division
Bhanbore Division
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 24°44′46.02″N 67°55′27.61″E
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
DistrictsThatta, Badin, Sujawal
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5

History

The Sindhi Nationalists wanted a new division from the existing Hyderabad it was part of.[5] In 2012, when Badin was badly flooded by a seasonal monsoon, Hyderabad management failed to rescue Badin and provide disaster management in the aftermath. Therefore, in the 2013 regional election, people demanded a separate division as a condition of voting for the People's Party.[6] In the People's Party's election campaign, the party accepted the demand and it was successful in gaining majority seats in these areas. It was also important to make another administrative division for better governing and development in the region.

References
  1. Bhambhore division in Sindh – Newspaper. Dawn. (25 April 2014).
  2. Sindh government promoted Thatta as division | ARYNews Video Portal. Videos.arynews.tv (24 April 2014). Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Sindh Govt declares Thatta sixth division of province | Abb Takk News – Breaking News, News in English and Latest Headlines Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Abbtakk.tv (24 April 2014).
  4. Rs11bn for Thatta, Sujawal districts – Pakistan. Dawn. (18 April 2014).
  5. Samaa TV. Samaa TV.
  6. Election Result NA-238 Thatta-II Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 – geo.tv. Election2013.geo.tv (15 April 2013).


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