Keamari District, (Urdu: ضلع کیماڑی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created on August 21, 2020 after it was carved out of District West Karachi. Baldia Town, SITE Town, Mauripur Town & Keamari Town ended up being part of the newly created Keamari District. The 2023 Pakistani census recorded Keamari District's population as 2,066,574 (2 million).
Keamari District
ضلع کیماڑی | |
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  Top: Keamari Boat Terminal Bottom: Paradise Point | |
| Etymology: District Karachi West | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Karachi |
| Preceded | District Karachi West (1972-2020) |
| Headquarters | Baldia Town |
| Established | 21 August 2020 |
| Administration[1] | DMC Keamari office |
| Administrative Subdivisions | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Deputy Commissioner |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Junaid Iqbal Khan |
| • Administrator | Iqbal Ahmed Mirani[2] |
| • Constituensy | NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I NA-243 Karachi Keamari-II |
| Area | |
• Total | 559 km2 (216 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,066,574 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75700 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
History
editKeamari District was created after splitting Karachi West District in 2020.[5][6][7]
Demographics
editPopulation
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | _ | — |
| 1961 | _ | — |
| 1972 | _ | — |
| 1981 | _ | — |
| 1998 | _ | — |
| 2017 | 1,829,837 | — |
| 2023 | 2,066,574 | +2.05% |
| Sources:[8] | ||
At the time of the 2023 census, Keamari had a population of 2,066,574.[9] It had a sex ratio of 113.75% (males/females). It had literacy rate of 66.86% for males and 56.51% for females with total average at 62.07%. In 2023, the district had 319,124 households with mean size of 6.4 per family.
Languages
At the time of the 2023 census, 684,923 of the population spoke Pashto, 455,771 Urdu, 223,919 Punjabi, 192,220 Sindhi, 160,190 Hindko, 146,835 Balochi, 56,474 Saraiki & 147,242 others, of total 2,066,574 as their first language.[10]
Religion
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.15% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% and Hinduism by 0.49% of the population.[12]
Administration
editKeamari district is divided into four subdivisions: Keamari (also called Harbour), Baldia, Mauripur, and SITE.[13]
Following is the list of four administrative towns of Keamari District.[14][15][16]
- Keamari Town (population 451,147)
- Baldia Town (population 948,399)
- Site Town (population 449,098)
- Mauripur (population 217,930)
List of the Tehsils
edit| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km2)[17] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km2) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
Union Council | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keamari Town | 50 | 451,801 | 9,036.02 | 83.55% |
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| 2 | Baldia Town | 34 | 948,597 | 27,899.91 | 80.07% |
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| 3 | S.I.T.E. Town | 25 | 449,120 | 17,964.80 | 78.57% |
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| 4 | Karachi Fish Harbour |  |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
- ^ "CM Advisor, Administrator Keamari Visit Sindhi Muhalla". UrduPoint. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "SINDH GOVT ESTABLISHES DMC IN KARACHI'S KEAMARI DISTRICT". ARY News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ ABDULLAH ZAFAR (21 August 2020). "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Sindh Cabinet Approves Formation Of Kemari District In Karachi". 92newshd.tv. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ ریاض سہیل (20 August 2020). "کیماڑی: کراچی میں نئے ضلعے کے قیام کی منظوری، اس کی ضرورت کیوں پیش آئی؟". bbc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Sindh govt notifies Keamari as 7th district of Karachi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Sindh govt decides to divide Karachi into seven districts". Dunya News. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
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