Karachi West District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
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History
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:
* Lyari Town
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Kemari Town
Keamari Town ( ur, ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union counc ...
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SITE Town
Site most often refers to:
* Archaeological site
* Campsite, a place used for overnight stay in an outdoor area
* Construction site
* Location, a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere
* Website, a set of related web pages, typically ...
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Baldia Town
Baldia Town ( sd, بلدیا ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the western part of the city with a population of more than 830,000 as per the 2017 census. Baldia Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivid ...
Kemari District
Keamari District ( sd, ڪياماڙي ضلعو, ur, is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
Keamari District was created after splitting Karachi West District in 2020.
Demographics
At the time of the 2 ...
was carved out from Karachi West District. So Keamari Town, SITE Town and Baldia Town ended up being part of Kemari District. Lyari became part of Karachi South district in 2015.
The district contains mix population including Sindhi, Baloch, Punjabis, Pashtuns and Muhajirs. No single ethnic group form established majority in the district.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi West district had a population of 2,077,228, of which 1,081,887 were males and 995,197 females. The rural population was 160,904 (7.75%) and urban 1,916,324 (92.25%). The literacy rate is 68.29%: 71.27% for males and 65.03% for females.
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.06% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.61% of the population.
At the time of the 2017 census, 50.27% of the population spoke
Orangi
Orangi ( sd, اورنگي, ur, ) is a municipality approximately in an area that forms much of the northwestern part of Karachi, Pakistan. When grouped with the neighboring municipality of Baldia Town, the Orangi-Baldia population is estimat ...