Saddar (Hyderabad)

Saddar, literally meaning "cardinal", is the central area in the city of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Saddar hosts the district and city's main governing bodies. It constitutes the centre of the city geographically and joins the suburbs at each end. The area includes the Cantonment area. Municipal duties fall under the civic agency Cantonment Board.

Saddar صددر
Area
Coordinates: 25.394°N 68.364°E / 25.394; 68.364
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City	Hyderabad
Government
• Type	Cantonment Board
• Nazim	Kanwar Naveed Jamil
• Naib Nazim	Zafar Ali Rajput
Time zone	UTC 7 (PST)

History

The area known as Hyderabad cantt /or saddar, was built by the British in 1851. It was declared a cantonment in 1874.

Area

The total area of Saddar was measured at 3015.642 acres (12020sq km). It has the population of 0.1012 million according to census 1998.

References

• "HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Cantonment Board to have 4 UCs". 23 June 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
• "Seven-day flower show gets under way in Hyderabad". 11 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
• "Charged parking: Contempt notices issued to Cantonment Board of Hyderabad". 21 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
• "OPDs shut down: Doctors unite against killings, poor security". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
• "Kainat Soomro's father, brother jailed in 'fake murder case'". Retrieved 6 April 2017.