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| Coordinates:27°33′30″N68°12′40″E / 27.55833°N 68.21111°E /27.55833; 68.21111 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| District | Larkana District |
| Taluka | Larkana Taluka |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Ghanwar Ali Laghari (BPS-20 PCS) |
| • Regional Police Officer | Mazhar Nawaz Shaikh (BPS-20 PSP) |
| Area | |
• City | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,906 km2 (736 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 551,716 |
| • Rank | 15th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 77150 |
| Area code | 074 |
| Website | Larkana.pk |
Larkana (Sindhi:لاڙڪانو,romanized: lāṛkāṇō;Urdu:لاڑکانہ,romanized: lāṛkāna) is a city located in theSindh province of Pakistan. It is the15th largest city of Pakistan by population.[2] It is home to theIndus Valley civilization siteMohenjo-daro.[3] The historicIndus River flows in east and south of the city.[4]
The city is located withinLarkana District. Formerly known asChandka, Larkana is located on the south bank of the Ghar canal, about 40 miles (64 km) south of the townShikarpur, and 36 miles (58 km) northeast ofMehar.[5] With a population of 551,716 in the2023 Census of Pakistan, it is the 4th most populated city ofSindh province (afterKarachi,Hyderabad, andSukkur), and the 19th most populated city in PAKISTAN.[6]
Larkana is situated at 27°33'30"N 68°12'40"E.[7] It is in the northwest part of Sindh and it has its own division. It is also included in Upper Sindh.
Larkana has ahot desert climate (Köppen climate classificationBWh), bordering a hotsemi arid climate (Koppen: BSh), with sweltering summers and mild winters. The highest recorded temperature is 53.0 °C (127.4 °F), recorded On 26 May 2010 and the lowest recorded temperature is −4 °C (24.8 °F), recorded in January 1929. The average annual rainfall is 237.4 mm (9.35 in), and mainly occurs in the monsoon season (July to September). The highest annual rainfall ever is 988.7 mm (38.93 in),recorded in 2022 (some areas of the city got more than 1000 mm of annual rainfall in 2022) and the lowest annual rainfall ever is 7.1 mm (0.28 in), recorded in 1938.
| Climate data for Larkana | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) | 36.0 (96.8) | 44.8 (112.6) | 51.0 (123.8) | 53.0 (127.4) | 51.0 (123.8) | 47.5 (117.5) | 44.0 (111.2) | 43.0 (109.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 32.2 (90.0) | 53.0 (127.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 43.9 (111.0) | 44.0 (111.2) | 41.4 (106.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 34.5 (94.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 34.7 (94.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.9 (96.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 19.5 (67.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.1 (43.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −1.1 (30.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) | 7.0 (0.28) | 9.0 (0.35) | 14.5 (0.57) | 2.5 (0.10) | 29.3 (1.15) | 59.8 (2.35) | 55.2 (2.17) | 27.0 (1.06) | 5.9 (0.23) | 1.2 (0.05) | 8.9 (0.35) | 229 (9) |
| Average rainy days | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 12.2 |
| Source: PMD (1991-2020)[8] | |||||||||||||
Rice is the most famous crop of Larkana. Peas, Grape, Mustard, and Sunflowers are also grown there.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | 33,247 | — |
| 1961 | 48,008 | +3.74% |
| 1972 | 71,893 | +3.74% |
| 1981 | 123,890 | +6.23% |
| 1998 | 270,283 | +4.70% |
| 2017 | 490,508 | +3.19% |
| 2023 | 551,716 | +1.98% |
| Sources:[9] | ||
According to the2023 census, Larkana had a population of 551,716.[10]
According to2023 Pakistani census Larkana is predominantly Sindhi about 99.3 percent of population of Larkana city spoke Sindhi as their mothertongue while other small minorities 0.7 others also lived in this city mostlybrahuis andBaloch.
| Religious group | 1881[11] | 1891[12] | 1901[13] | 1911[14] | 1921[15] | 1931[16] | 1941[17] | 2017[18] | 2023[19] | ||||||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | ||
Islam | 7,402 | 56.13% | 5,580 | 46.43% | 6,173 | 42.45% | 6,434 | 39.97% | 6,923 | 39.06% | 10,945 | 40.78% | 7,834 | 27.89% | 473,847 | 97.1% | 536,127 | 97.17% | |
Hinduism [a] | 5,779 | 43.82% | 6,422 | 53.43% | 8,314 | 57.17% | 9,601 | 59.64% | 10,727 | 60.53% | 15,696 | 58.48% | 19,949 | 71.03% | 12,977 | 2.66% | 13,365 | 2.42% | |
Zoroastrianism | 5 | 0.04% | 8 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | N/a | N/a | 1 | 0% | |
Christianity | 2 | 0.02% | 9 | 0.07% | 21 | 0.14% | 13 | 0.08% | 10 | 0.06% | 7 | 0.03% | 49 | 0.17% | 1,026 | 0.21% | 2,030 | 0.37% | |
Judaism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 0.08% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0.05% | 7 | 0.03% | 0 | 0% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
Jainism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
Buddhism.svg) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
Sikhism | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 48 | 0.3% | 54 | 0.3% | 170 | 0.63% | 253 | 0.9% | N/a | N/a | 27 | 0% | |
Ahmadiyya | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 140 | 0.03% | 113 | 0.02% | |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 23 | 0.16% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 0.05% | 0 | 0% | 16 | 0% | 53 | 0.01% | |
| Total population | 13,188 | 100% | 12,019 | 100% | 14,543 | 100% | 16,097 | 100% | 17,723 | 100% | 26,841 | 100% | 28,085 | 100% | 488,006 | 100% | 551,716 | 100% | |
| 1881–1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Larkana , which included Larkana Municipality. 2017–2023: Urban population of Larkana Taluka. | |||||||||||||||||||
Several old and new schools, colleges, as well as university are functioning in the city for both boys and girls. Many are private and public institutions. IBA has takeover Public School and from 2018, Agha Khan University Education Board will takeover Sindh Board
Local schools includeGovernment Pilot School, Larkana (founded in 1926 by the British colonists), Girls High School, Public School Larkana, Deeni Madersa High School, and Government Degree College. Technical institutes include Polytechnic Institute and Teachers' Training College.[20]
(UN ECOSOC accredited organization) has establishedSTEVTA registeredtechnical and vocational training institute for girls in 2017.DESSI International imparts free trainings along with giving monthly stipends throughNAVTTC andBBSHRRDB/BBSYDP projects in Larkana since 2017.DESSI International also provides training programs ofBeautician, Diploma in IT, Computers, Dress Making,Rilli Applique, Spoken and Business English,Chinese language and other different short and professional courses in Larkana.
SZABIST opened its first campus in Larkana in 2004. It offers degrees inBBA (day),BA (day),MBA (evening),EMBA. A few years later the SZABIST Trust established two school and college in the city: Montessori to Class VII (Junior School) and Class VIII to XII (School and College).[21]
Chandka Medical College (CMC) was established and inaugurated by the former prime minister of PakistanZulfiqar Ali Bhutto on 20 April 1973. It was the fourth public medical college to be established in the province of Sindh. Chandka Medical College is recognised byPakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC). TheCollege of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has also established its regional center at the campus of CMC Larkana. CMC is recently upgraded toShaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University.[22] In 2009, Quaid-e-Awam University College of Engineering Science & Technology (QUCEST), Larkano, was established in the outskirt of Larkana, under the directives ofGovernment of Sindh in collaboration withQuaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science & Technology (QUEST), Nawabshah, Sindh. The campus offers bachelor of engineering degrees in the technologies ofcivil engineering,mechanical engineering,electronic engineering andelectrical engineering.[23]
In 2024,University of Larkano, established a merger of Sindh University Campus, Quaid-e-Awam University College of Engineering Science & Technology (QUCEST) and Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College (SZBAC) to its faculties.
Larkana Railway Station is located in the center of the city. It connects Larkana to the rest of Sindh and Pakistan. Pakistan Railway also assists in the transportation of agricultural products to provincial capitalKarachi from Larkana.Moenjodaro Airport is located nearMohenjo-daro, 28 km away to the south of the city of Larkana, about 5 kilometres away fromDokri.
Larkana is connected via land buses to most major cities in the country, includingKarachi,Islamabad,Hyderabad andQuetta.
Larkana was the birthplace of the Sindh Games. It also hosted the 12th Sindh Games in 2009 which included sports such as football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, karate, squash, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, and wushu. It also included traditional games such as kodi kodi, malakhara, shooting and wanjhwatti.[24] Larkana was also home to cricket teamLarkana Bulls.[25]
The Larkana Tennis Association provides the onlytennis court in Larkana, and coaches boys coming from various other cities.[26]
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