Shahbandar, also known as ''Shah Bunder'' (, ), is a

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

(Taluka) and administrative subdivision of

Sujawal District Sujawal District (, ) is a district of the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is located at 24°36'23" North and 68°4'19" East and is bordered in the northwest by the Indus River, which separates it from Thatta District. The district has an area ...

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. Its administrative centre is the town of

Shahbandar Shahbandar (), was an official of the ports in Safavid Persia and one also known on other shores of the Indian Ocean. The Shahbandar (Port Master) was in charge of the traders and the collection of taxes. The office of shahbandar first appeared ...

. Located in the southeast of Sindh along the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...

, it is one of five talukas, alongside Jati, Kharo Chhan,

Mirpur Bathoro Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil () is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Sujawal District. Previously it was in Thatta District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Thatta.

, and Sujawal, that were formed when Sujawal District was carved out of

Thatta District Thatta District (, ) is located in the southern area, locally called ''Laar'', of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Thatta. It is home to a large necropolis of Makli. In 2013, several talukas were separated to form the new Suj ...

. The taluka is contributing to the local economy through agriculture, fishing, and trade. In 2023, several villages in Shah Bunder were affected by

Cyclone Biparjoy Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy () was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone that formed over the east-central Arabian Sea. The third depression and the second cyclonic storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Biparjoy origi ...

, as the region's proximity to the coastline makes it vulnerable to such storms and frequent torrential rains in its coastal areas.

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Tehsils in Pakistan

Populated places in Sujawal District Sindh geography stubs

Sujawal District Tehsils of Sujawal District {{Pakistan-geo-stub

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