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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.

Korangi District ضلع کورنگی کراچی
District of Sindh
Street in Korangi Town
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Map of Korangi District
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  (2017)[4]
• Total	2,577,556
• Density	24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Website	dmckorangi.gos.pk

Map of Karachi Division

History

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

At the time of the 2017 census, Korangi district had a population of 2,577,556, of which 1,347,161 were males and 1,229,899 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 80.19%: 81.56% for males and 78.68% for females.[4]

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.90% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.51% of the population.[4]

At the time of the 2017 census, 61.34% of the population spoke Urdu, 13.55% Punjabi, 5.80% Sindhi, 5.23% Pashto, 4.02% Saraiki and 3.55% Hindko as their first language.

Administrative towns

Korangi District has three administrative towns.[9]

Korangi Town

Union Council
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

Landhi Town

Union Council
U.C. 1 Muzafarabad
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

Shah Faisal Town

Union Council
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

The following is a list of Korangi District's dehs, organised by taluka:

• Shah Faisal taluka (2 dehs)
  • Drigh
  • Drigh Road
• 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

• Korangi
• Korangi Town
• Korangi District
• Korangi J Area
• Korangi Industrial Area
• Korangi Creek Cantonment
• Korangi (disambiguation)
• Korangi railway station

References

На других языках

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[de] Korangi (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Korangi ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt in Pakistan in der Provinz Sindh. Der Distrikt bildet einen Teil der Stadt Karatschi und setzt sich aus den Stadtteilen Korangi, Landhi und Shah Faisal zusammen.

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- [en] Korangi District

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