Naushahro Feroze
Pakistani town
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Naushahro Feroze (Urdu: نوشہرو فیروز, Sindhi: نوشهرو فیروز) is the capital city of Naushahro Feroze District in Sindh province of Pakistan.[2] The district is located at 26°50'0N 68°7'0E with an altitude of 38 metres (127 feet).[3]
Naushahro Feroze District borders Khairpur District in the north-east, Dadu District to the west Indus river makes a natural boundary between the two districts, Larkana District in the north-west, and its south-east border is surrounded by Nawabshah District.
Sindhi is spoken by majority of Residents of Naushahro Feroze, along with other languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Bagri, Saraiki, Balochi, Hindko etc.
Talukas
- Naushahro Feroze Tehsil
- Moro
- Bhiria
- Mehrabpur
- Kandiaro
- Taluka or (Taluko as said in Sindhi language) Mehrabpur originally part of kandiaro and Bhiria, became a new taluka in July 2005.
Climate
Naushahro Feroze has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. There is very little rain, and it mainly falls in the monsoon season from July to September.
| Climate data for Naushahro Feroze | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.1 (106.0) |
47.3 (117.1) |
50.0 (122.0) |
51.0 (123.8) |
48.0 (118.4) |
47.0 (116.6) |
44.4 (111.9) |
43.0 (109.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
51.0 (123.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
43.5 (110.3) |
44.2 (111.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
34.9 (94.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
— | 18.5 (65.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
4.5 (0.18) |
4.5 (0.18) |
2.1 (0.08) |
1.5 (0.06) |
3.2 (0.13) |
41.7 (1.64) |
30.7 (1.21) |
11.8 (0.46) |
1.9 (0.07) |
2.1 (0.08) |
3.3 (0.13) |
108.5 (4.27) |
| Source: NOAA (1961–1990) [4] | |||||||||||||
Transport
Notable people
- Haji Khan Larik , Muslim leader and freedom fighter.[5]
- Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi , 9th chief minister of Sindh and Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan[6]
- Syed Murad Ali Shah , Member of Provincial Assembly Sindh