Korangi District
ضلع کورنگی
ڪورنگي ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
Street in Korangi Town
Street in Korangi Town
Official seal of Korangi District
Seal
Map of Korangi District
Map of Korangi District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established New Districts2013
Headquarters[1]DMC Korangi
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyDMC Korangi
 • Deputy CommissionerSaleemullah Odho[2]
 • AdministratorJaved Rehman Kalwar[3]
Area
 • Total108 km2 (42 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[4]
 • Total3,128,971
 • Density29,000/km2 (75,000/sq mi)
Websitedmckorangi.gos.pk

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

Districts of Karachi Division

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 437,932 households and a population of 2,577,556. 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]

Religions in Korangi district (2017)[9]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.90%
Christianity
 
 3.51%
Hinduism
 
 0.47%
Other or not stated
 
 0.12%

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.90% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.51% of the population.[9]

Languages of Korangi district (2017)

  Urdu (61.34%)
  Punjabi (13.55%)
  Sindhi (5.80%)
  Pashto (5.23%)
  Saraiki (4.02%)
  Hindko (3.55%)
  Others (6.51%)

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.[9]

Administrative towns

Korangi District has three administrative towns.[10]

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
Al-Falah Society in Shah Faisal Town

List of Dehs

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


See also

References

  1. ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
  2. ^ "Commissioner orders steps to resolve fire safety issues in industrial areas". The News International (newspaper). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "50 buses for Karachi to arrive by January 31, says Wahab". The News International (newspaper). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  5. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" The News International (newspaper)
  7. ^ District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 July 2018, Retrieved 6 March 2022
  8. ^ "New RO plant opened in Korangi". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "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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