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Korangi District () is one of the seven administrative districts of
Karachi Division Karachi Division () is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan created in December 1960. There are seven districts in Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of ...
, created in 2013 after the area's split from
Karachi East District Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) () is an administrative district of Karachi Division created in 1972. As of 2023 Pakistani census population of Gulshan District is 3.913,656. In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East Distri ...
. Located in eastern
Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
in the province of
Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
,
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
, its population is 3,127,976, according to the 2023 census.


History

The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013. The district is diverse include Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities. The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A
reverse osmosis Reverse osmosis (RO) is a water purification process that uses a partially permeable membrane, semi-permeable membrane to separate water molecules from other substances. RO applies pressure to overcome osmotic pressure that favors even distribu ...
plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017.


Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, 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. In 2023, the district had 493,504 households and a population of 3,127,976. Languages At the time of the 2023 census, 2,204,623 (70.48%) of the population spoke
Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
, 298,075 (9.53%)
Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...
, 172,684 (5.52%) Sindhi, 134,924 (4.31%)
Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...
, 85,428 (2.73%) Saraiki and 82,491 (2.64%)
Hindko Hindko (, , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Pun ...
, 22,574
Balochi Balochi, sometimes spelt in various other ways, may refer to: * Balochi language, a language of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan * an adjective for something related to the Baloch people, an ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan * an adject ...
, 6,056
Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, the language of the Kashmiris ethnic group People with the nam ...
, 1,422 Brahui, 6,752 Shina, 6,924 Balti, 8,247
Mewati Mewati ( Devanagri: मेवाती; Perso-Arabic: میواتی) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by the Meo people. It has three million speakers in the Mewat Region with most speakers in Nuh district of Haryana. It is al ...
, 59
Kalasha A kalasha, also called Pūrṇa-Kalaśa, Pūrṇa-Kumbha, Pūrṇa-Ghaṭa, also called ghat or ghot or kumbh ( , Telugu: కలశము Kannada: ಕಳಶ literally "pitcher, pot"), is a metal (brass, copper, silver or gold) pot with a large ...
, 800 Kohistani & 76,917 others, as their first language. Religions The majority religion is Islam, with 96.03% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.42% of the population.


Administrative towns

Korangi District has three administrative towns.


Korangi Town Korangi Town () is an administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan. It lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Koran ...


Landhi Town Landhi Town () is a Karachi borough in eastern Karachi that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001, and subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011 but restored in 2022 and Korangi T ...


Shah Faisal Town Shah Faisal Town (), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony. History Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils and ...


List of Dehs

The following is a list of Korangi District's dehs, organised by taluka: * Shah Faisal taluka (2 dehs) ** Drigh **
Drigh Road Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi that runs , from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International Airport, where it becomes N-5 National Highway.
* 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

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Divisions of Pakistan The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. ...
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Divisions of Balochistan The divisions of Balochistan () are the first-order administrative divisions, administrative bodies of the Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan province of Pakistan. In total, there are 8 divisions, which are further divided into districts. List o ...
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Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (), are the first-order administrative divisions, administrative bodies of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The 7 divisions are further divided into Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhw ...
** Divisions of Punjab **
Divisions of Sindh The divisions of Sindh are the first-order administrative bodies of the Pakistani province of Sindh. In total, there are 6 divisions, which are further divided into districts depending upon area. Divisions are governed by Commissioners while di ...
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Divisions of Azad Kashmir The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. ...
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Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. ...
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Tehsils of Pakistan This is a list of tehsils of Pakistan, the fourth level of government overall and the middle tier in the local government system. In some areas, the alternative word "taluka" is used but this is merely a historical formality. The list is organ ...
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Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a District. Those are sub-divided into union councils. List of the Tehsils List of the tehsils by population over the years See also * List of tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan b ...
** Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan **
Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ce ...
** Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan ** Tehsils of Azad Kashmir **
Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a Districts of Pakistan, District. Those are sub-divided into Union Councils of Pakistan, union councils. Here is a list of all the tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan. List of the Tehsils T ...
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Districts of Pakistan The districts of Pakistan () are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below administrative units of Pakistan, provinces and divisions of Pakistan, divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government in Pakistan, local ...
** Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan **
Districts of Punjab, Pakistan The province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan and the second-largest province by area, is divided into 41 Districts of Pakistan, districts and 10 divisions(as of January 2023). Below, you will find an overvie ...
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Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan The province of Balochistan is the least populated province of Pakistan and the largest province by area, is divided into 37 districts and eight divisions. History Colonial times 1877–1901 The area which covers the modern-day Pakistani pro ...
** Districts of Sindh, Pakistan **
Districts of Azad Kashmir Azad Kashmir is a dependent territory of Pakistan. It has 10 first-order administrative divisions called "districts," and each district is divided into tehsils. Geographically, the northern districts of Azad Kashmir encompass the lower part of ...
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Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan There are 14 districts in Gilgit–Baltistan, five in Baltistan Division, five in Gilgit Division and four in Diamer Division. The number rose from seven to ten in 2016 after the addition of 2 districts in Baltistan Valley and the bifurcation o ...
* Subdivisions in Karachi *
Korangi Korangi () is a neighborhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located within Korangi District and Landhi Town.Korangi Town Korangi Town () is an administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan. It lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Koran ...
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Korangi Creek Cantonment Korangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment () is a military cantonment in Korangi Town within Malir District of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by th ...
* Korangi (disambiguation)


References

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