Brief history and Introduction of Thatta
Thatta is the historically rich and civilized city of Sindh. It is tail of river Indus, near to delta. As the river Indus has flooded the badly to entire Sindh which has ended at Thatta district, but its end is going so severe and serious. The dykes at Thatta were extremely vulnerable and feeble that they could not bear the increasing flow of water that touched the strength of 9,50,000 cusecs water. As soon as water touched the dykes of Thatta, water over flew the both banks of Indus River.
The District Thatta derives its name after it's headquarter town which is one of the oldest town and had been capital of Sindh. The District lies at 23a-42a, to 25a-26a, North latitude and 67a-05a, to 68a-46a East latitude. It is bounded on the north by District Jamshoro, on the East Tando Muhammad Khan and Badin District on the South (Run of Kachh) and Arabian Sea, on the West is bounded by Karachi District.
The total Area of the District is 17,355 Square Kilometers whereas the population of the district is around 1.20 Million. District Thatta is administratively managed by 9 Talukas, 55 Union Councils, 75 Tappas and 656 Dehs. River Indus passes through Thatta by dividing the District in such a way that five Talukas viz: Thatta, Mirpur Sakro, Ghorabari, Ketibunder & Kharochan (Approximately half) i.e, Mirpur Bathoro, Sujawal, Jati and Shahbunder are on the left bank, fall on the Right Bank and four Talukas on left Bank of the River Indus.
