# Nawabshah

Nawabshah (Sindhi: نوابشاھ‎, Urdu: نوابشاہ) is a tehsil and headquarters of the Shaheed Benazirabad District of Sindh province, Pakistan. This city is situated in the middle of Sindh province. It is the 27th most populous city in Pakistan. Nawabshah Tehsil (known as Nasrat Tehsil from 1903 to 1907) was established in 1903 by the British government. The tehsil was a part of Hyderabad district (1903 - 1912). On 1 November 1912, Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of Sind Division.
In 1909, Syed Nawab Ali Shah donated 200 acres of land to British government for construction of a town railway station and 60 acres of land for construction of buildings of district and taluka offices free of cost. To commemorate this, the British government then changed the name of Nasrat town to Nawabshah town.
Nawabshah is called the heart of Sindh Province.

## Area and population 2014

| Area | 4,239 square km |
| Population | 1,435,130 |
| Male | 749,275 |
| Female | 685,855 |
| Population (below 15 Years) | 45% |
| Population (between 15 and 65 years) | 52.2% |
| Muslim population | 94.1% |
| Hindu population | 4.2% |

## Climate

Nawabshah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), narrowly missing a hot semi arid climate. The city is considered one of the hottest cities in Pakistan, with summer temperatures soaring as high as 53 °C or 127.4 °F. Temperatures above 45 °C or 113 °F are fairly common during late May and June. Winters start late, around mid-November, lasting to around mid-February, with night-time temperatures often reaching 4 °C or 39.2 °F, and temperatures below 0 °C or 32 °F occurring two or three times on average in January.
The highest temperatures each year in Pakistan, typically rising to above 50 °C (122 °F), are usually recorded in Nawabshah District and Sibi from May to August. The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to 0 °C (32 °F). On 26 May 2010 record breaking severe heat wave hit the city and the mercury level reached 52 °C (126 °F) which was the highest temperature ever recorded in Nawabshah at the time. The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to 0 °C (32 °F). On 7 January 2011, temperatures dropped to 4 °C (39 °F) in the city. The highest annual rainfall ever is 685 mm, recorded in 2022.
Climate data for Nawabshah (1991-2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 45.5 (113.9) | 48.5 (119.3) | 51.0 (123.8) | 50.5 (122.9) | 47.5 (117.5) | 48.9 (120.0) | 44.5 (112.1) | 43.0 (109.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 51.0 (123.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 40.6 (105.1) | 44.6 (112.3) | 44.1 (111.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 39.1 (102.4) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.9 (100.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 35.9 (96.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 34.8 (94.6) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 27.2 (80.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) | −3.6 (25.5) | 3.0 (37.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | −3.6 (25.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) | 4.9 (0.19) | 3.2 (0.13) | 12.2 (0.48) | 22.8 (0.90) | 39.2 (1.54) | 69.1 (2.72) | 87.2 (3.43) | 32.7 (1.29) | 13.1 (0.52) | 0.4 (0.02) | 3.3 (0.13) | 247.6 (9.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 19.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230.1 | 240.1 | 267.0 | 274.4 | 293.8 | 268.8 | 229.4 | 240.9 | 261.1 | 280.0 | 256.1 | — | — |
| Source: NOAA ||||||||||||||

## Major education institutes

The various educational institutions in the city include:
* Government Habib College of Technology Nawabshah
* Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women
* Provincial Institute of Teacher Education Nawabshah
* Quaid-e-Azam Law College Nawabshah
* Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology
* Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah
* Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
* Bakhtawar Cadet College for Girls Shaheed Benazirabad
* Benazir Institute of Urology and Transplantation
* Bilawal Institute of Historical Research, NawabShah
* Government Fatima Jinnah High School.
* Government Islamia Girls Higher Secondary School
* Loins Law College, Nawabshah
* NORIN (Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital) Sakrand Road Nawabshah
* Shah Sachal Sami Foundation

## Sports locations

* Bilawal Stadium, Benazirabad, Sindh,
* Hockey Stadium, Nawabshah
* Municipal Ground, Nawabshah
* Millat Ground, Nawabshah
* High School Ground, Sakrand

## Parks

* Bakhtawar Park
* Shah Abdul Latif Park
* Quaid-e-Azam Park
* Lab-e-Gajrahwah Park
* Abdul Qadir Park
* Cinema Chowk Park Sakrand
* Naz Bagh Kazi Ahmed
* DC Chowk Park Nawabshah

## Gallery

* Most Popular Area of Nawabshah