Umerkot District

Umerkot District عمرڪوٽ ضلعو ضلع عمرکوٹ Amarkot District
District of Sindh
Top: Umarkot Fort Bottom: Birth place of Akbar
Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted
Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E / 25.37000°N 69.73000°E / 25.37000; 69.73000
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Mirpur Khas
Headquarters	Umerkot
Number of Tehsils	4
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	5,608 km2 (2,165 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	1,159,831
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Website	www.umerkot.gos.pk

Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع عمرکوٹ), also known as Amarkot District, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district. Sindhi is the native language of approximately 93.4% of the residents according to the 2017 Pakistan Census.^[2] Umerkot is the only non-Muslim majority district in Pakistan, with adherents of Hinduism representing 52.2% of the total population.^[3]