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Districts of Sindh
Districts of Sindh
	Districts of Sindh, colour-coded by division
Location	Sindh, Pakistan
Number	30 (as of 2021)
Government	District Government; City District Government; Zilla Council;
Subdivisions	Tehsils;

There are thirty districts in the Pakistan province of Sindh. These districts together contain 150 tehsils 2023.

1100 Union Councils and 66,923 human settlements, as per the 1998 census.^[1] Each district has a headquarter, often referred to as a capital of the district.

Karachi, the capital of Sindh, is the most populous city district, as well as the most densely populated. It was initially a single district, now has been further subdivided into East, West, South, Central, Malir, Keamari and Korangi districts.^[2]

In 2023, The Sindh government has opted to rename four districts in the Karachi Division, East District to Gulshan, West District to Orangi, South District to simplified Karachi, Central District to Nazimabad while other three Malir, Keamari and Korangi will be same as.^[3]

History

Colonial Times

1839-1936

In 1839, British Invaded the Sind.

On 1843's annexation Sind was merged into Bombay Presidency and form a division of Bombay Presidency.

Districts and Divisions were both introduced in Sind as administrative units by the British when Sind became a part of British India, and ever since then, they have formed an integral part in the civil administration of the Sind. At the time in 1843, the Sind was divided into 3 districts, under 1 division (Khairpur state can't included);

The administration given below:

Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Shikarpur District

In 1846-47 Upper Sind Frontier district headquarter was Khangarh (Jacobabad) carved out of Shikarpur district.

The administration given below:

Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Shikarpur District
- Upper Sind Frontier District

In 1882, British government create a new district named Thar and Parkar by bifurcation of Hyderabad district and In 1883, Headquarter of Shikarpur district was shifted from Shikarpur to Sukkur.

The administration given below:

Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Shikarpur District
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District

On 1 August 1901, British government split Shikarpur and Karachi district to create Larkana district and district status of Shikarpur also shifted to Sukkur.

The administration given below:

Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District

On 1 November 1912, Hyderabad district again split to create Nawabshah district.

The administration given below:

Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District

In 1931, British government divided Karachi and Larkana district to create Dadu district.

The administration given below:

Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Dadu District

1936-1947

On April 1, 1936, Sind was separated from Bombay Presidency to form a separate province of British India. At that time Sind division changed to form Hyderabad division.

The administration given below:

Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Dadu District