Orangi District

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Orangi District
ضلع اورنگی
‎
District of Karachi
Shrine of Pir Mangho in Manghopir
Shrine of Pir Mangho in Manghopir
Map of Orangi District
Map of Orangi District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established1972
Re-established11 July 2011
Headquarters[1]DMC West
Government
[3]
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyDMC West
 • Deputy CommissionerAhmed Ali Siddiqui[2]
Area
 • Total370 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[4]
 • Total2,679,380
 • Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)

Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District) (Urdu: ضلع اورنگی) is an administrative, one of 7th district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

History[edit]

The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:

On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government reinstated the Karachi West District.[5]

In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. This resulted in Kemari Town, SITE Town and Baldia Town becoming being part of Kemari District. Lyari became part of Karachi South district in 2015.[6][7][8]

As of 2023, Sindh Government renamed Karachi West District to its famous town name Orangi District.[9]

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2017 census, Orangi district had 337,205 households and a population of 2,077,228.

Religions in Karachi West district (2017)[10]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.06%
Christianity
 
 1.61%
Other or not stated
 
 0.33%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.06% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.61% of the population.[10]

Languages of Karachi West district (2017)

  Urdu (50.27%)
  Pashto (26.19%)
  Punjabi (6.13%)
  Saraiki (3.83%)
  Sindhi (3.57%)
  Hindko (3.09%)
  Balochi (2.70%)
  Brahui (1.07%)
  Others (3.15%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 50.27% of the population spoke Urdu, 26.19% Pashto, 6.13% Punjabi, 3.83% Saraiki, 3.57% Sindhi, 3.09% Hindko, 2.70% Balochi and 1.07% Brahui as their first language.[10]

Administrative Towns in Orangi District[edit]

Following is the list of three administrative towns of Orangi District Karachi.

Orangi Town[edit]

See also: Orangi Town
Union Council


U.C. 1 Mominabad
U.C. 2 Haryana Colony
U.C. 3 Hanifabad
U.C. 4 Mohammad Nagar
U.C. 5 Madina Colony
U.C. 6 Ghaziabad
U.C. 7 Chisti Nagar
U.C. 8 Bilal Colony
U.C. 9 Iqbal Baloch Colony
U.C. 10 Gabol Colony
U.C. 11 Data Nagar
U.C. 12 Mujahidabad
U.C. 13 Baloch Goth

List of Dehs[edit]

The following is a list of Orangi District's dehs, organised by taluka:[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
  2. ^ "DCs of Karachi's four districts replaced". The Nation (newspaper). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Under SC judgement: Sindh govt repatriates 32 officials of Karachi DMC to parent depts". The News International (newspaper). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  5. ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  6. ^ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". The Nation. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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