Jacobabad (District)
| Jacobabad District | |
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| Province : | Are |
| Seat : | Jacobabad |
| Coordinates : | 28 ° 17 ' N , 68 ° 26' E |
| Area : | 2 686 km² |
| Residents : | 1,006,297 (2017) |
| Population density : | 375 inhabitants per km² |
| Time zone : | PST ( UTC + 5 ) |
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Jacobabad District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Sindh Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Jacobabad .
The district has an area of 2686 km² and according to the census of 2017 1,006,297 inhabitants. The population density is 375 inhabitants / km². The Sindhi language is spoken by the majority in the district .
location
The district is located in the north of Sindh Province, which is located in southeastern Pakistan. The district borders on Balochistan in the north .
Administrative division
The district is administratively divided into three tehsil :
history
The name derives from the city of Jacobabad which was founded in 1847 by General John Jacob , an official of the British East India Company .
Demographics
Between 1998 and 2017, the population grew by 1.72% annually. Around 11% of the population live in urban regions and around 89% in rural regions. 515,480 men, 490,778 women and 39 transgender people live in 177,867 households , resulting in a gender ratio of 105 men per 100 women, which is a common surplus for Pakistan.
The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age was 35% (women: 19%, men: 50%) and thus well below the average of the Sindh province of 60%.
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 402.114 |
| 1981 | 586.234 |
| 1998 | 727.190 |
| 2017 | 1.006.297 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .