Jacobabad Tehsil Explained

Jacobabad Tehsil
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|تعلقہ جیکب آباد
Sindhi: {{script/Arabic|جيڪب آباد تعلقو
Settlement Type:Taluka (Tehsil)
Mapsize:150
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Larkana Division
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jacobabad District

Jacobabad Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Jacobabad District, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It is subdivided into 15 Union Councils, 8 of which comprise the capital Jacobabad[2]

History

During British rule, the taluka was part of the Upper Sind Frontier District of the Bombay Presidency - the Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the taluka as follows:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taluka Municipal Administration Jacobabad . 5 February 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060220155518/http://www.lgdsindh.com.pk/tmajacobabad.htm . 20 February 2006 . dead .
  2. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=50&dn=Jacobabad Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jacobabad - Government of Pakistan
  3. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_379.gif Jacobābād Tāluka - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 373.