Larkana
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Larkana
لاڙڪاڻو لاڑکانہ | |
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UTC+5 (PKT) | |
Area code | 074 |
Website | Larkana.pk |
Larkana (
The city is located within
Geography
Larkana is situated at Latitude 24 56' 00' and Longitude 67 11' 00'.[8] It is situated in northwest part of Sindh and it has its own division. It is also included in Upper Sindh.
Climate
Larkana has a
Climate data for Larkana | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
44.8 (112.6) |
50.0 (122.0) |
52.7 (126.9) |
51.0 (123.8) |
47.5 (117.5) |
44.0 (111.2) |
43.0 (109.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
52.7 (126.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
43.9 (111.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) |
7.0 (0.28) |
9.0 (0.35) |
4.5 (0.18) |
2.5 (0.10) |
8.3 (0.33) |
33.8 (1.33) |
35.2 (1.39) |
13.0 (0.51) |
2.0 (0.08) |
1.2 (0.05) |
8.9 (0.35) |
129.1 (5.1) |
Average rainy days | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
Source: PMD (1991-2020)[9] |
Famous Crops
Rice is the most famous crop of Larkana. Peas, Grape, Mustard, and Sunflowers are also grown there.
Administration
The deputy commissioner is the head of the District Administrative system. Ms Rabia Sial is the present deputy commissioner of Larkana.
The district of Larkana is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:[10]
- Dokri
- Bakrani
- Larkana
- Ratodero
Education
Several old and new schools, colleges, as well as university are functioning in the city for both boys and girls. Many are private and public institutions. IBA has takeover Public School and from 2018, Agha Khan University Education Board will takeover Sindh Board
Schools, colleges and training institutes
Local schools include Government Pilot School, Larkana (founded in 1926 by the British colonists), Girls High School, Public School Larkana, Deeni Madersa High School, and Government Degree College. Technical institutes include Polytechnic Institute and Teachers' Training College.[11]
(UN ECOSOC accredited organization) has established STEVTA registered technical and vocational training institute for girls in 2017. DESSI International imparts free trainings along with giving monthly stipends through NAVTTC and BBSHRRDB/BBSYDP projects in Larkana since 2017. DESSI International also provides training programs of Beautician, Diploma in IT, Computers, Dress Making, Rilli Applique, Spoken and Business English, Chinese language and other different short and professional courses in Larkana.
University and campuses
Transport
Larkana is connected via land buses to most major cities in the country, including Karachi, Islamabad, Hyderabad and Quetta.
Sport
Larkana was the birthplace of the Sindh Games. It also hosted the 12th Sindh Games in 2009 which included sports such as football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, karate, squash, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, and wushu. It also included traditional games such as kodi kodi, malakhara, shooting and wanjhwatti.[15] Larkana was also home to cricket team Larkana Bulls.[16]
The Larkana Tennis Association provides the only tennis court in Larkana, and coaches boys coming from various other cities.[17]
Notable people
- Muhammad Tahir - Founder of Jamaat Islah ul Muslimeen Pakistan, Roohani Talaba Jamaat Pakistan & Sajjada Nasheen Dargah Allah Abad Shareef Kandiaro,Sindh
- Jan Mohammad Abbasi – Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
- Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri – lawyer, politician, writer
- Abdul-Majid Bhurgri – developer of computing in the Sindhi
- Benazir Bhutto – former prime minister of Pakistan
- Fatima Bhutto – novelist, journalist
- Mumtaz Ali Bhutto– former governor, Chief Minister of Sindh and federal minister
- Murtaza Bhutto – founder of the PPP Shaheed Bhutto; son of Z. A Bhutto
- Shah Nawaz Bhutto – prime minister of State of Jhunagarah, prominent landowner, politician, initiator and mover of Sukkur Barrage; father of Z. A Bhutto
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto – former president and prime minister of Pakistan
- Sobho Gianchandani – lawyer and scholar
- Muhammad Ayub Khuhro – former chief minister of Sindh, former defense minister of Pakistan
- Rauf Lala – comedian
- Abida Parveen – Sufi singer
- Bashir Ahmed Qureshi– chairman of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM)
- Muhammad Sharif– ex-Federal Secretary and Home Minister Sindh
- Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah – former chief minister of Sindh and Federal Minister
- Khalid Mehmood Soomro former senator of (JUI)
- Shahnawaz Dahani – Cricketer
See also
- Larkana District
- History of Larkana
- 2014 Larkana temple attack
- Mohen-jo-daro
- Larkana Bulls
- Abida Parveen
- Sohai Ali Abro
- Indus Valley civilization
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites
- List of inventions and discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization
References
- ^ a b "Local bodies across province dissolved after completion of term". Dawn (newspaper). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ a b Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Province-wise results - Tehsils (Census-2017). www.pbs.gov.pk (Report). Provisional results PDF.
- ^ "Pakistan City & Town Population List". Tageo.com website. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Indus, Valley. "Archeology". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Staff reporter (3 August 2010). "Sindh CM visits bridge on River Indus in Larkana district". Dawn news. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 16, page 144 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". uchicago.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Larkana lines". Tageo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Flood Forecasting division Lahore". Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "District Larkana Online! [ApnaLarkana.com] - First Official & Commercial website on District Larkana ... Complete guide to Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan. Larkana, Chandka, Moen jo daro, benazir Bhutto, Zulfiqar Bhutto, garhi khuda baksh, murtaza bhutto, bhutto". apnalarkana.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Apna, Larkana. "Schools and colleges". Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ School & College. "SZABIST Larkana". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Chandka, University. "SMBB". CMC. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ QUCEST, Larkana. "Engineering Campus Larkana". Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Larkana, Sports. "Sindh Games". Dawn. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Team Larkana Bulls T20 Batting Bowling Stats - Live Cricket Scores - PCB". pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Promoting tennis in Larkana". The Express Tribune. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
Bibliography
- Jonah Blank; Christopher Clary; Brian Nichiporuk (30 October 2014), Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan: Urbanization, Rand Corporation, ISBN 978-0-8330-8750-8
External links
- Larkana travel guide from Wikivoyage