Korangi Town (Urdu: کورنگی ٹاؤن) 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 Korangi District was formed.[1] According to the 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Korangi Subdivision is 1,362,998 (1.3 million).
Korangi Town
کورنگی ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of (Ibrahim Hyderi) | |
 Korangi Town Map | |
| Town Chairman | Muhammad Naeem Sheikh |
| District | Korangi District |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Established | 1972 |
| Town status | 14 August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 11 July 2011 |
| Part of District Karachi East | (1972-2013) |
| Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 11
|
| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-234 Karachi Korangi-III |
| Area | |
• Total | 59 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,362,998 |
| • Density | 23,118.51/km2 (59,876.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 74900 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
History
editThe federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Korangi Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced. In 2015, Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East, before it was made part of Korangi District.[1]
Demographics
editThere are 821,192 Urdu, 153,738 Punjabi, 105,186 Sindhi, 85,954 Pashto, 58,218 Saraiki, 40,882 Hindko, 9,418 Balochi, 5,422 Mewati, 4,218 Balti, 3,677 Shina, 3,446 Kashmiri, 975 Brahvi, 657 Koshistani, 34 Kalasha & 69,981 others.
Hospital and healthcare
editUniversities
edit- United Medical & Dental College
- Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law
Neighbourhoods of Korangi Town
editNote: Korangi Town should not be confused with Korangi neighbourhood in neighbouring Landhi Town.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Indus Hospital & Health Network".
- ^ "LRBT Free Tertiary Eye Hospital – Korangi (Karachi) | LRBT (Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust)".
- ^ "Sultan General Hospital - Korangi Town".
- ^ "CGH | Chiniot General Hospital".
- ^ a b c d "Korangi Town - Union Councils". City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
External links
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