Moro, Pakistan
Moro, Pakistan
مورو | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Moro, Pakistan Location within Sindh  Moro, Pakistan Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 26°39′44″N 68°00′04″E / 26.6623°N 68.001°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 142,685 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| +92 | +92242 |
| Number of Union councils | 12 |
| Website | www |
Moro (Sindhi: مورو) is a city in the Naushahro Feroze District, of Sindh, Pakistan.
The city is administratively subdivided into 12 Union councils.[1] and is located on National highway (N5) in the centre of Sindh at an altitude of 28 m (95 ft) and is 12 km of the Indus River.[2] It is the largest city in Naushahro Feroze District with a population of about 142,685 as per 2023 Census of Pakistan. 408,148 people live in the Moro Taluka, 96% of whom speak the Sindhi language.[3]
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | 10,019 | — |
| 1972 | 19,132 | +6.06% |
| 1981 | 30,340 | +5.26% |
| 1998 | 61,033 | +4.20% |
| 2017 | 95,448 | +2.38% |
| 2023 | 142,685 | +6.93% |
| Sources:[4] | ||
According to 2023 census, Moro had a population of 142,685.[5]
Languages
Educational Institutes
- Govt Mehran Degree College[7]
- Govt High School Moro Town campus
- Govt Girl High School
- Govt Girls Degree College[8]
- Bahria Foundation College
- The Educators - A Project of Beaconhouse
- IQRA P.H.S School Moro
- Intelligentsia Science College
- Habibia School of Hope. A school for orphans started by the late Shanaaz Omar Sayhebolay, funded by international and local donors.
- The Insight Model Public School Bandhi Road Moro.
References
- ↑ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Nausheroferoze". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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- ↑ "Moro (Taluka, Pakistan) - Population Statistics". citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Moro (Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan) - Population Statistics". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Population Census 2023, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". census23.pbos.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Govt. Mehran Degree College Moro".
- ↑ "Govt. Girls Degree College Moro".