Larkana


Larkana is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is called the city of holy Alams due to the greatest number of holy Alams as compared to other cities or regions of the World II. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley Civilization site Mohenjo-daro. The historic Indus River flows in south of the city.
The city is located within Larkana District. Formerly known as 'Chandka', Larkana is located on the south bank of the Ghar canal, about south of the town Shikarpur, and northeast of Mehar. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population is 490,508. Therefore, it is the fourth most populated city of Sindh province after Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur.

Geography

Larkana is situated at Latitude 24 56' 00' and Longitude 67 11' 00'. It is situated in northwest part of Sindh and it has own division. It is also included in Upper Sindh.

Climate

Larkana has a hot desert climate with extremely hot summers and mild winters. The highest recorded temperature is, and the lowest recorded temperature is. The annual rainfall is 127.4 mm, and mainly occurs in the monsoon season. The highest annual rainfall ever is 535 mm, recorded in 1994.

Administration

The deputy commissioner is the head of District Administrative system. Nouman Sadique Latki is the deputy commissioner of Larkana.
The district of Larkana is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:
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 2020, Agha Khan University Education Board will takeover Sindh Board

Schools, Colleges and training institutes

Local schools include Government Pilot Higher Secondary School, Girls High School, Public School Larkana, Deeni Madersa High School, Strathmore School System, and Government Degree College. Technical institutes include Polytechnic Institute and Teachers' Training College.
has established STEVTA registered for girls in 2017. imparts free trainings along with giving monthly stipends through NAVTTC and /BBSYDP projects in Larkana since 2017. also provides training programs of Beautician, Diploma in IT, Computers, Dress Making, , Spoken and Business English, Chinese language and other different short and professional courses in Larkana.

University and campuses

opened its first campus in Larkana in 2004. It offers degrees in BBA, BA, MBA, EMBA. A few years later the SZABIST Trust established two school and college in the city: Montessori to Class VII and Class VIII to XII.
Larkana Campus
Chandka Medical College was established and inaugurated by the former prime minister of Pakistan Zulfiqar 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 by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council. The College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan has also established its regional center at the campus of CMC Larkana. CMC is recently upgraded to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University.
In 2009, Quaid-e-Awam University College of Engineering Science & Technology, Larkano, was established in the outskirt of Larkana, under the directives of Government of Sindh in collaboration with Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science & Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh. The campus offers bachelor of engineering degrees in the technologies of civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and electrical engineering.

Transport

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 capital Karachi from Larkana. Moenjodaro Airport is located near Mohen-jo-daro, 28 km away to the south of the city of Larkana, about 5 kilometres away from Dokri.
Larkana is connected via land buses to most major cities in the country, including Karachi, Islamabad, and Quetta.

Sport

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. Larkana is also home to Larkana Bulls.
The Larkana Tennis Association provides the only tennis court in Larkana, and coaches boys coming from various other cities.

Notable people