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Keamari District
ضلع کیماڑی
ڪياماڙي ضلعو‎‎
District of Sindh
Top: Keamari Boat Terminal
Bottom: Paradise Point
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established2020
Headquarters[1]DMC Keamari office
Government
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 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyDMC Keamari
 • Deputy CommissionerMukhtiar Ali Abro[2]
 • AdministratorIqbal Ahmed Mirani[3]
Area
 • Total559 km2 (216 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[5]
 • Total2,068,451
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)

Keamari District (Sindhi: ضلعو ڪيماڙي), (Urdu: ضلع کیماڑی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

History

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Keamari District was created after splitting Karachi West District in 2020.[6][7][8]

Demographics

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At the time of the 2017 census, Keamari had a sex ratio of 878 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.54%: 68.08% for males and 56.10% for females. 1,707,883 (93.34%) lived in urban areas. 474,012 (25.90%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 319,555 households and a population of 2,068,451.[5]

Religions in Keamari district (2023)[10]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.15%
Christianity
 
 1.27%
Hinduism
 
 0.49%
Other
 
 0.09%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.15% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% and Hinduism by 0.49% of the population.[11]

Languages of Keamari district (2023)

  Pashto (33.14%)
  Urdu (22.05%)
  Punjabi (10.84%)
  Sindhi (9.25%)
  Hindko (7.75%)
  Balochi (7.11%)
  Saraiki (2.73%)
  Others (14.24%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 33.14% of the population spoke Pashto, 22.05% Urdu, 10.84% Punjabi, 9.25% Sindhi, 7.75% Hindko, 7.11% Balochi, 2.73% Saraiki as their first language.[12]

Administration

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Keamari district is divided into four subdivisions: Keamari (also called Harbour), Baldia, Mauripur and SITE.[13]

Following is the list of four administrative towns of Keamari District.[14][15][16]


Kemari Town

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Union Council


U.C. 1 Bhutta Village
U.C. 2 Sikanderabad + Sultanabad
U.C. 3 Kiamari
U.C. 4 Baba Bhit
U.C. 5 Machar Colony
U.C. 6 Maripur
U.C. 7 SherShah
U.C. 8 Gabo Pat


Eight U.C.


Boating Harbour of Kemari


Baldia Town

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Union Council


U.C. 1 Gulshan-e-Ghazi
U.C. 2 Ittehad Town
U.C. 3 Islam Nagar
U.C. 4 Nai Abadi
U.C. 5 Saeedabad
U.C. 6 Muslim Mujahid Colony
U.C. 7 Muhajir Camp
U.C. 8 Rasheedabad


Eight U.C.


Site Town

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Union Council


U.C. 1 Pak Colony
U.C. 2 Old Golimar
U.C. 3 Jahanabad
U.C. 4 Metrovil
U.C. 5 Bhawani Chali
U.C. 6 Frontier Colony
U.C. 7 Banaras Colony
U.C. 8 Qasba Colony
U.C. 9 Islamia Colony


Nine U.C.

Karachi Fish Harbour

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
  2. ^ "Illegalities come to light as probe into Karachi's Shershah blast begins". Dawn (newspaper). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "CM Advisor, Administrator Keamari Visit Sindhi Muhalla". UrduPoint. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "SINDH GOVT ESTABLISHES DMC IN KARACHI'S KEAMARI DISTRICT". ARY News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  6. ^ ABDULLAH ZAFAR (21 August 2020). "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Sindh Cabinet Approves Formation Of Kemari District In Karachi". 92newshd.tv. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ ریاض سہیل (20 August 2020). "کیماڑی: کراچی میں نئے ضلعے کے قیام کی منظوری، اس کی ضرورت کیوں پیش آئی؟". bbc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Sindh govt notifies Keamari as 7th district of Karachi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  14. ^ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  15. ^ "Sindh govt decides to divide Karachi into seven districts". Dunya News. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  16. ^ "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

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