| Jacobabad District | |
| Offiial Name: | (Previously Upper Sind Frontier District) |
| Native Name: | Urdu: {{nq|ضلع جیکب آباد Sindhi: {{script/Arabic|جيڪب آباد ضلعو |
| Settlement Type: | District of Sindh |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Larkana |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1847 |
| Founder: | British Government |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Jacobabad |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | N/A |
| Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
| Leader Name1: | N/A |
| Leader Title2: | District Health Officer |
| Leader Name2: | N/A |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2698 |
| Population Total: | 1174097 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Number of Tehsils |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3 |
Jacobabad District (Sindhi: جيڪب آباد ضلعو, Urdu: {{nq|ضلع جیکب آباد) is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. According to 2023 Census population of Jacobabad District is 1,174,097 It is located in the north of Sindh, by the provincial boundary with Balochistan. Its headquarters is the town of Jacobabad, which was founded by General John Jacob in 1847.
District Council Jacobabad have 44 Union councils, 2 Municipal Committees and 3 Town Committees
The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsil:
During British India, the town was the administrative headquarters of the Upper Sindh Frontier District of the Bombay Presidency; with a station on the Quetta branch of the North-Western railway, 37 m. from the junction at Ruk, on the main line. It is famous as having consistently the highest temperature in Pakistan. During the month of June the thermometer ranges between 120° and 127 °F. The town was founded on the site of the village of Khangarh in 1847 by General John Jacob, for many years commandant of the Sind Horse, who died here in 1858, and left a marvellous Victoria Tower in his remembrance in the heart of the city. It has cantonments for a cavalry regiment, with accommodation for caravans from Central Asia. It is watered by two canals. An annual horse show is held in January.
The district has had its present name since 1952. For a brief period after 1961, it included the Nasirabad subdivision. In 2004 Kashmore District was formed from its eastern half.
At the time of the 2017 census, Jacobabad had a sex ratio of 956 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 34.07% - 44.93% for males and 22.77% for females. 297,218 (29.51%) lived in urban areas. 360,298 (35.78%) were under 10 years of age.[1] In 2023, the district had 195,161 households and a population of 1,174,097.[2]
| 160,674 | 88.87% | 984,423 | 97.76% | 1,147,620 | 97.74% | ||
| 19,839 | 10.98% | 21,712 | 2.16% | 22,203 | 1.89% | ||
| Others | 275 | 0.15% | 874 | 0.08% | 4,274 | 0.37% | |
| Total Population | 180,788 | 100% | 1,007,009 | 100% | 1,174,097 | 100% |
Islam is the predominant religion with 97.74% of the population while Hinduism is the minority religion, practiced by 1.89% of the population.
At the time of the 2023 census, 89.67% of the population spoke Sindhi, 6.52% Balochi and 2.14% Brahui as their first language.[5]
The commercial airport at Jacobabad, about 300miles north of Karachi and 300miles southeast of Kandahar, is located on the border between Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The Shahbaz Air Base (co-located with the commercial airport in Jacobabad) was one of the three Pakistani air bases used by U.S. and allied forces to support the Operation Enduring Freedom campaign in Afghanistan and drone strikes in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
The following is a list of Jacobabad District's dehs, organised by taluka:[6]