Korangi District
Korangi District
ضلع کورنگی ڪورنگي ضلعو | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Division | Karachi |
Established New Districts | 2013 |
Headquarters[1] | DMC Korangi |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | DMC Korangi |
• Deputy Commissioner | Saleemullah Odho[2] |
• Administrator | Javed Rehman Kalwar[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,128,971 |
• Density | 29,000/km2 (75,000/sq mi) |
Website | dmckorangi |
Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی) is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi last modified in 2013, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
[edit]The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013.[5][6]
The district is diverse include Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities.[7]
The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017.[8]
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2017 census, Korangi had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.19%: 81.56% for males and 78.68% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 578,964 (22.46%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 493,504 households and a population of 3,128,971.[4]
The majority religion is Islam, with 96.03% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.42% of the population.[11]
At the time of the 2023 census, 70.48% of the population spoke Urdu, 9.53% Punjabi, 5.52% Sindhi, 4.31% Pashto, 2.73% Saraiki and 2.64% Hindko as their first language.[12]
Administrative towns
[edit]Korangi District has three administrative towns.[13]
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Bilal Colony | |
U.C. 2 Nasir Colony | |
U.C. 3 Chakra Goth | |
U.C. 4 Mustafa Taj Colony | |
U.C. 5 Hundred Quarters | |
U.C. 6 Gulzar Colony | |
U.C. 7 Korangi Sector 33 | |
U.C. 10 Korangi Sector 34 | |
U.C. 8 Zaman Town | |
U.C. 9 Hasrat Mohani Colony |
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 OldMuzafarabad | |
U.C. 2 Muslimabad | |
U.C. 3 Dawood Chowrangi | |
U.C. 4 Moinabad | |
U.C. 5 Sharafi Goth | |
U.C. 6 Bhutto Nagar | |
U.C. 7 Khawaja Ajmeer Colony | |
U.C. 8 Landhi | |
U.C. 9 Awami Colony | |
U.C. 10 Burmee Colony | |
U.C. 11 Korangi | |
U.C. 12 Sherabad |
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Natha Khan Goth | |
U.C. 2 Pak Sadat Colony | |
U.C. 3 Drigh Colony | |
U.C. 4 Raita Plot | |
U.C. 5 Moria Khan Goth | |
U.C. 6 Albadar | |
U.C. 7 Al-Falah Society |
List of Dehs
[edit]The following is a list of Korangi District's dehs, organised by taluka:
- Shah Faisal taluka (2 dehs)
- Model Colony taluka (2 dehs)
- Mehran-II
- Thano-II
- Landhi taluka (2 dehs)
- Phihai-II
- Sahrafi-I
- Korangi taluka (2 dehs)
- Dih
- Phihai-I
See also
[edit]- Subdivisions in Karachi
- Korangi
- Korangi Town
- Korangi District
- Korangi J Area
- Korangi Industrial Area
- Korangi Creek Cantonment
- Korangi (disambiguation)
- Korangi railway station
References
[edit]- ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
- ^ "Commissioner orders steps to resolve fire safety issues in industrial areas". The News International (newspaper). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "50 buses for Karachi to arrive by January 31, says Wahab". The News International (newspaper). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" The News International (newspaper)
- ^ District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 July 2018, Retrieved 6 March 2022
- ^ "New RO plant opened in Korangi". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Districts in Karachi (districts further divided and new district added in 2013 - Korangi District)". Karachi Metropolitan Corporation website. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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