Banbhore Division

{{Short description|Administrative division of Sindh}}

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{{use Pakistani English|date=May 2014}}

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Banbhore Division ({{langx|sd|ڀنڀور ڊويزن}}), also known as "Thatta Division" or "Bhambore Division", was a proposed division of Sindh.{{Cite web |title=Clearing the Confusion: Is Bhambhore Sindh's Seventh Division? |url=https://mcqtimes.com/clearing-the-confusion-is-bhambhore-sindhs-seventh-division/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=MCQtimes.Com |language=en-US}} It was supposed to include Thatta, Sujawal and Badin districts; all three of these districts were included in the Hyderabad Division.[http://abbtakk.tv/eng/94282indh-govt-declares-thatta-sixth-division-of-province240414/ Sindh Govt declares Thatta sixth division of province | Abb Takk News – Breaking News, News in English and Latest Headlines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426170608/http://abbtakk.tv/eng/94282indh-govt-declares-thatta-sixth-division-of-province240414/ |date=26 April 2014 }}. Abbtakk.tv (24 April 2014).[http://www.dawn.com/news/1100557 Rs11bn for Thatta, Sujawal districts – Pakistan]. Dawn. (18 April 2014).

Despite the announcement in April 2014,[http://www.dawn.com/news/1102074/bhambhore-division-in-sindh Bhambhore division in Sindh – Newspaper]. Dawn. (25 April 2014).[http://videos.arynews.tv/sindh-government-promoted-thatta-division/ Sindh government promoted Thatta as division | ARYNews Video Portal]. Videos.arynews.tv (24 April 2014). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426103214/http://videos.arynews.tv/sindh-government-promoted-thatta-division/ |date=26 April 2014 }} the creation of the division never materialized into an official decision, including no formal administrative orders or notifications to solidify Bhambhore as a new division. The excitement and immediate reporting by newspapers on the announcement also contributed to the public and media assumption and confusion that the new division had been officially established. Furthermore, neither the 2017 and 2023 censuses of Pakistan included Banbhore Division, including Thatta, Sujawal and Badin districts in the Hyderabad Division.{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/tables/sindh/Table01p.pdf |website=PBS}}{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Population Density |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/pcr/table_1.pdf |access-date=December 7, 2024 |website=PBS}}