Thatta District
Thatta District
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Hyderabad |
| Established | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Thatta |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 8,570 km2 (3,310 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 1,083,191 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 193,679 (17.88%) |
| • Rural | 889,512 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 7 |
| Website | |
Thatta District (Sindhi: ٺٽو ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع ٹھٹھہ) is located in the southern area, locally called Laar, of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Thatta. It is home to a large necropolis of Makli. In 2013, several talukas were separated to form the new Sujawal District.