Sindh

Sindh
سنڌ
سندھ
Ranikot Fort "(Great Wall of Pakistan)".
Ranikot Fort "(Great Wall of Pakistan)".
Official seal of Sindh
Location of Sindh in Pakistan
Location of Sindh in Pakistan
Map of Sindh, Pakistan
Map of Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24°52′12″N 67°33′00″E / 24.87000°N 67.55000°E / 24.87000; 67.55000
CountryPakistan
Established1 July 1970
CapitalKarachi
Largest cityKarachi
Government
 • TypeProvince
 • BodyProvincial Assembly
 • High CourtSindh High Court
Area
 • Total140,914 km2 (54,407 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census preliminary)[1]
 • Total55,245,497
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Main Language(s)
Other: Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki[2][3][4]
Assembly seats168[5]
Districts27
Towns119
Union Councils1108[6]
Websitesindh.gov.pk

Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ) (Urdu: صوبہ سندھ) is a province in Pakistan. The provincial capital of Sindh is Karachi. Sindh has a population of 47.9 million people and an area of 54,407 mi² or (140,914 km²). The provincial region of Sindh is larger than Greece but smaller than Tajikistan,

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  2. "Percentage Distribution of Households by Language Usually Spoken and Region/Province, 1998 Census" (PDF). Pakistan Statistical Year Book 2008. Federal Bureau of Statistics - Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  3. "Sindh (province, Pakistan)" at Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  4. "About Sindh Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine" at SindhToday.net
  5. "Provincial Assembly Seats". Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  6. "Government of Sindh". Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2012-04-06.

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