Korangi District

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Korangi District
ضلع کورنگی کراچی
District
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Map of Korangi District
Map of Korangi District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established2013
Headquarters[1]DMC Korangi
Government
[3]
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyDMC Korangi
 • Deputy Commissioner[4]Saleemullah Odho
 • AdministratorSajida Qazi[2]
Websitedmckorangi.gos.pk

Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی) is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

Map of Karachi Division[]

Districts 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]

Administrative towns[]

Korangi District has three administrative towns.[9]

Korangi Town[]

Union Council
KorangiTown Karachi.PNG
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
U.C. 8 Zaman Town
U.C. 9 Hasrat Mohani Colony

Landhi Town[]

Union Council
LandhiTown Karachi.PNG
U.C. 1 Muzafarabad
U.C. 2 Muslimabad
U.C. 3 Dawood Chowrangi
U.C. 4
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

Shah Faisal Town[]

Union Council
ShahFaisalTown Karachi.PNG
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
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:[10]

  • (2 dehs)
    • Drigh
    • Drigh Road
  • (2 dehs)
  • (2 dehs)
  • (2 dehs)


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
  2. ^ The News International (newspaper). 30 December 2021 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/920901-50-buses-for-karachi-to-arrive-by-january-31-says-wahab. Retrieved 11 January 2022. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "DMC Korangi launches plantation campaign". The Nation (newspaper). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ The News International (newspaper). 10 November 2021 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/907443-commissioner-orders-steps-to-resolve-fire-safety-issues-in-industrial-areas. Retrieved 11 January 2022. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi". The News.
  7. ^ District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings.
  8. ^ "New RO plant opened in Korangi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  10. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Coordinates: 24°53′04″N 67°08′39″E / 24.8844°N 67.1443°E / 24.8844; 67.1443


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