Sukkur District
ضلع سکھر | |
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Sukkur District | |
Clockwise from top-left: Sateen Jo Aastan, Mir Masum's Minar, Sadh Bela temple, Landsdowne Bridge, Muhammad Bin Qasim Masjid | |
Map of Sindh with Sukkur District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 27°40′N 69°30′E / 27.667°N 69.500°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Sukkur |
| Established | 1843 |
| Headquarters | Shikarpur 1843 to 1883 Sukkur 1883 to continue |
| Administrative Subdivisions | 05
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| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Dr M.B Raja Dharejo |
| • Constituensy | NA-200 Sukkur-I NA-201 Sukkur-II |
| Area | |
• Sukkur District | 5,165 km2 (1,994 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Sukkur District | 1,625,467 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 814,999 |
| • Rural | 824,898 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 071 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
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Sukkur District (Sindhi: سکر ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع سکّھر) is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. Two districts have been split off from the territory of Sukkur: Shikarpur in 1977 and Ghotki in 1993. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Sukkur District is 1,625,467 (1.6 million).