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Karachi Central District (Urdu: ضلع کراچی وسطی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

Karachi Central District ضلع وسطی کراچی
District of Sindh
Nagan Interchange in North Nazimabad
Seal
Map of Karachi Central District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Karachi
Re-established	11 July 2011
Headquarters	DC Office, Sector 15-A/1, Buffer Zone
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	DMC Central Karachi
• Deputy Commissioner	Taha Saleem[2][1] (As of 27 July 2021[update])
• Administrator	Syed Muhammad Ali Zaidi[1]
Area
• Total	69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[3]
• Total	2,971,626
• Density	43,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)

History

The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and New Karachi Town.[4]

On 11 July 2011 Sindh Government restored Karachi Central District again.[5]

Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Liaquatabad and Gulberg, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad.

Union Committees

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi Central district had a population of 2,971,382, of which 1,542,028 were males and 1,428,860 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females.^{[citation needed]}

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.22% of the population.

At the time of the 2017 census, 70.77% of the population spoke Urdu, 6.57% Punjabi, 5.53% Pashto, 5.44% Saraiki, 2.57% Sindhi and 1.41% Hindko as their first language.^{[citation needed]}

References

На других языках

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[de] Karatschi Zentrum (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Karatschi Zentrum ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt in Pakistan in der Provinz Sindh. Der Distrikt bildet einen Teil der Stadt Karatschi.

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- [en] Karachi Central District

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