Matiari (district)

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Matiari district
ضِلعو مٽیاري
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Are
Seat : Matiari
Coordinates : 25 ° 36 '  N , 68 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 25 ° 36 '0 "  N , 68 ° 26' 24"  E
Area : 1 417  km²
 
Residents : 769,349 (2017)
Population density : 543 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
 
Website :
Map of Pakistan, position of Matiari district highlighted
Landscape in Tehsil Saeedabad

The district Matiari is an administrative district in Pakistan in the province of Sindh . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Matiari .

The district has an area of ​​1417 km² and according to the 2017 census 769,349 inhabitants. The population density is 543 inhabitants / km². The Sindhi language is spoken by the majority in the district .

location

The district is located in the center of Sindh Province, which is located in southeastern Pakistan. Matiari is located northeast of the mega city of Karachi .

Administrative division

The district is administratively divided into three tehsil :

history

The district emerged in 2005 from parts of Hyderabad .

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017 the population grew at an annual rate of 2.35% and therefore very quickly. Around 24% of the population live in urban regions and around 76% in rural regions. 396,799 men, 372,518 women and 32 transgender people live in 143,023 households , resulting in a gender ratio of 106.5 men per 100 women, which is a frequent male surplus for Pakistan.

year population
1972 336,367
1981 438.319
1998 494.244
2017 769.349

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  2. Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .