Umerkot District
Umerkot District
Amarkot District | |
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Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E / 25.37000°N 69.73000°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Mirpur Khas |
| Established | April 1993 |
| Abolished | December 2000 |
| Restored | December 2004 |
| Headquarters | Umerkot |
| Administrative Subdivisions | 04
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| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Naveed Ur Rehman Larak |
| • Constituensy | NA-213 Umerkot |
| Area | |
| 5,608 km2 (2,165 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| 1,159,831 | |
| • Density | 206.8/km2 (536/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 258,859 (22.32%) |
| • Rural | 900,972 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 238 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| Website | www |
Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع عمرکوٹ), also known as Amarkot District, is a district in the southeastern part of Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district. Sindhi is the native language of approximately 95.1% of the residents according to the 2023 Pakistani census. According to latest census estimate, the population of district is 1,158,284 (1.15 million). Umerkot is the only non-Muslim majority district in Pakistan, with adherents of Hinduism representing 54.7% of the total population as per 2023 Pakistani census.