Dadu

Dadu is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, and the capital of Dadu District. It stands on the western bank of the Indus River, about 160 kilometres north of Hyderabad, and is divided administratively into four union councils. The city is known for its tea. The 2023 census recorded 188,317 residents, and it ranks as about the 57th largest city in the country and the 11th in Sindh. Its early history involves the Panhwar tribe and the Kalhora rulers of Sindh in the late seventeenth century. The origin of the name is uncertain: one view holds that the town was founded as a village by the tribal leader Dadu Khan Kalhoro under the Kalhora dynasty, while another links it to the saint and poet Dadu Dayal and his followers. The climate is a hot desert climate with extremely hot summers and mild winters.