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Taluka in Sindh, Pakistan

Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil
Taluka
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Coordinates: 24°43′48.0″N 68°15′0.0″E / 24.730000°N 68.250000°E / 24.730000; 68.250000
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
District Sujawal
Taluka Mirpur Bathoro
Towns 2
Union Councils 08
Government
• Type Tehsil Municipal Administration
• Assistant Commissioner / Administrator MR. Muhammad Ali Memon
• Founder Abdul Bano
Area
• Taluka 4 km2 (2 sq mi)
• Metro 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation 39 m (128 ft)
Population (2017)
• Taluka 210,959
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)
Area code +298

Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil (Sindhi: ميرپور بٺورو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Sujawal District. Previously it was in Thatta District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Thatta.[1]

Mirpur Bathoro tehsil, administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils, is located about 55 km southwest of Tando Muhammad Khan District and 50 km northeast of Thatta.

24°43′48″N 68°15′00″E / 24.73000°N 68.25000°E / 24.73000; 68.25000

It has famous villages like Jhok Sharif. Famous for its Shrine of Soofi Shah Inayat Shaheed, who fought for the rights of peasants (Sindhi: هاري ; Urdu: کسان) against feudal lords and the government.Daro City the main business town of Mirpur Bathoro and has the highest literacy rate in the Sujawal District. Bannu a small town situated on the Left Bank of the river Indus. Mirpur Bathoro town is birthplace of great saint Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi.

  1. ^ Taluka Municipal Administration Mirpur Bathoro Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine