Mithi

For the river in Mumbai, India, see Mithi River.
Mithi Meerus

مٺي مِٹهّى

City
Mithi
Mithi Meerus
مٺي مِٹهّى
Coordinates: 24°44′N 69°48′E / 24.74°N 69.80°E / 24.74; 69.80Coordinates: 24°44′N 69°48′E / 24.74°N 69.80°E / 24.74; 69.80
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
District Tharparkar
Elevation 42 m (138 ft)
Population (1998)
  Total 23,432 (only within city)[1]
  Estimate () Above 27,000
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Mithi (Sindhi: مٺي, Urdu: مِٹهّى), is the capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.

Mithi was made the capital of Tharparkar District in 1990, when the district was separated from Mirpur Khas to form a new District.[2] Mithi is one of very few towns of Pakistan where Muslims do not form majority in population, 80% population of the town is of Hindus. Both Hindus and Muslims are reportedly live peacefully with lowest crime rate in the town.[3]

Geography

The town is located at 24°74'0N 69°80'0E with an altitude of 28 metres (92 feet),[4] lying 450 kilometres from Karachi and is located in a beautiful desert area.

Economy

Mithi has now seen a tremendous development and is considered most developed city of Pakistan. A large number of people from all over the district Tharparkar have now moved to the city resulting in high development rate. It is now considered heart of Tharparkar District with tremendous level of economic and social activity.[2]

An official from Thar Coal Mining Authority said that all preparations have been made for the inauguration of the country's mega-project open pit coal mining, which comprises 12 blocks on over 9,600 square km of Tharparkar District. Buried under this land lies an estimated 175 billion tones of coal, world's 5th largest reserves of coal. The mega project will bring prosperity to the backward region. Mining in Thar's 9,600 kilometre coal fields are gaining momentum after the arrival of experts from China. Almost 3,000 technicians and engineers are expected to arrive on site to help locals in running the heavy machinery and developing open-pit mining. Many roads, preliminary infrastructure and residential complexes for labors are under-construction. [5]

Education

In April 2014, The Government of Sindh announced that it will establish a University of Oxford group and a Cadet College in Mithi, Tharparkar District[6]

Demographics

The population of Mithi over 250,000, . According to National Stats. of GMO .

Religions in Mithi
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
80%
Islam
 
20%
Distribution of religions
[7]

Health

The Mithi Hospital is located in city. Many others private medical centers are there.

References

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