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

Karachi East District ضلع شرقی کراچی
District of Sindh
Aziz Bhatti Park in Gulshan Town
Map of Karachi East District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Karachi
Established	2013
Headquarters[1]	DMC East office
Government [2]
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	DMC East
• Deputy Commissioner	Asif Jan Siddiqui[3]
• Administrator	Rahmatullah Sheikh[2]
Area
• Total	139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[citation needed]
• Total	2,875,315
• Density	21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi)
Website	www.dmceast.gos.pk

Map of Karachi Division

History

The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four towns namely:

• Gulshan Town
• Jamshed Town
• Gulzar-e-Hijri Town
• Faisal Cantonment
• Feroz Abad Town.

On 11 July 2015, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi East District.[4]

In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District separated to form a new District named Korangi also Jamshed Town of Karachi South District was added into this district. Now Karachi East comprises two towns: Jamshed and Gulshan.[5][6][7]

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi East district had a population of 2,875,315, of which 1,506,788 were males and 1,368,002 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 76.00%: 78.26% for males and 73.49% for females.^{[citation needed]}

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.14% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.38% of the population.

At the time of the 2017 census, 37.51% of the population spoke Urdu, 13.91% Pashto, 13.29% Punjabi, 11.55% Sindhi, 8.38% Saraiki, 3.29% Hindko and 2.34% Balochi as their first language.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative Towns in Karachi East

Following is the list of two administrative towns of Karachi East District.[7]

Jamshed Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Akhtar Colony
U.C. 2 Manzoor Colony
U.C. 3 Azam Basti
U.C. 4 Chanesar Goth
U.C. 5 Mahmudabad
U.C. 6 P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
U.C. 7 P.E.C.H.S. II
U.C. 8 Jut Line
U.C. 9 Central Jacob Lines
U.C. 10 Jamshed Quarters
U.C. 11 Garden East
U.C. 12 Soldier Bazar
U.C. 13 Pakistan Quarters

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Delhi Mercantile Society
U.C. 2 Civic Centre
U.C. 3 Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony
U.C. 4 Essa Nagri
U.C. 5 Gulshan-e-Iqbal
U.C. 6 Gillani Railway Station
U.C. 7 Shanti Nagar
U.C. 8 Jamali Colony
U.C. 9 Gulshan-e-Iqbal II
U.C. 10 Pehlwan Goth
U.C. 11 Matrovil Colony
U.C. 12 Gulzar-e-Hijri
U.C. 13 Safooran Goth

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Karachi East District's dehs, organised by taluka:[8]

• Gulshan-e-Iqbal taluka (5 dehs)
  • Dozan (P)
  • Gujero (P)
  • Okewari
  • Safooran (P)
  • Songal (P)
• Gulzar-e-Hijri taluka (5 dehs)
  • Bitti Amri
  • Dozan (P)
  • Gujro-1
  • Songal
  • Thoming

Hospital and health care facilities

There are several healthcare facilities in the East District, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital[9] and Liaquat National Hospital.[10]

Education Center

there is several education center in district east like NED university of Engineering and Technology,[11] University of Karachi[12] & Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus),

See also

• Sindh Baloch Society

References

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