Mirpur Khas District

Mirpur Khas District (Sindhi: ضلعو ميرپورخاص‎ Urdu: ضِلع مِيرپُورخاص‎), is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas.

Mirpur Khas District

ضلعو ميرپورخاص
District
Location of Mirpurkhas in Sindh province
Coordinates: 25°33′02″N 069°00′11″E
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
HeadquartersMirpur Khas
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total505,876
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils3
Sindhri origination in Mirpur Khas District is among top 10 mango varieties in the world [2]

Administration

History

After the capture of Sindh by the British, they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern Sindh for administrative purposes. Later, after the creation of Pakistan, some area on the northern side was detached from the original Tharparkar District and named Sanghar District. Later, due to political and administrative reasons, the remaining part of Tharparkar was divided again into three more districts: (1) Mirpurkhas District (with headquarters at Mirpurkhas), (2) Tharparkar District (with headquarters at Mithi) and (3) Umerkot District.

Mirpurkhas District derives its name from the town of Mirpurkhas, founded by Mir Ali Murad Talpur in 1806.

See also

References
  1. "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  2. Menon, Sunita. "Queen of Mangoes: Sindhri from Pakistan now in UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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