Korangi Town

Korangi Town
کورنگی ٹاؤن
Constituent Town of Karachi
Aerial view of (Ibrahim Hyderi)
Aerial view of (Ibrahim Hyderi)
Korangi Town Map
Korangi Town Map
Town ChairmanMuhammad Naeem Sheikh
DistrictKorangi District
DivisionKarachi Division
Province Sindh
Country Pakistan
Established1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Town status14 August 2001; 23 years ago (14 August 2001)
Disbanded11 July 2011; 13 years ago (11 July 2011)
Part of District Karachi East(1972-2013)
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
11
  • Qayyumabad
    Makhdoom Bilawal
    Nasir Colony
    Zia Colony
    Sector-33
    Korangi
    Raheemabad
    Madina Colony
    Ithad Colony
    Ghousia Colony
    Chakra Goth
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • ConstituencyNA-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
 (2023 Pakistani census)
 • Total
1,362,998
 • Density23,118.51/km2 (59,876.7/sq mi)
DemonymKarachiite
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
74900
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

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).

History

The 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

Languages of Korangi sub-division (2023 Pakistani census)

  Urdu (60.24%)
  Punjabi (11.27%)
  Sindhi (7.7%)
  Pashto (6.30%)
  Saraiki (4.27%)
  Hindko (2.99%)
  Balochi (0.69%)
  Others (6.48%)

There 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

  • Indus Hospital[2]
  • LRBT Free Tertiary Eye Hospital Korangi[3]
  • Sultan General Hospital Korangi[4]
  • Chiniot General Hospital Korangi[5]

Universities

Neighbourhoods of Korangi Town

Note: Korangi Town should not be confused with Korangi neighbourhood in neighbouring Landhi Town.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Indus Hospital & Health Network".
  3. ^ "LRBT Free Tertiary Eye Hospital – Korangi (Karachi) | LRBT (Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust)".
  4. ^ "Sultan General Hospital - Korangi Town".
  5. ^ "CGH | Chiniot General Hospital".
  6. ^ 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.

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