Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. There are seven districts of Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42.[3][4]
Karachi Division
کراچی ڈویژن | |
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| Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Capital | Karachi |
| Established | 1960 |
| Founded by | Ayub Khan |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Syed Hassan Naqvi |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Division | 3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Division | 20,382,881 |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,868,021 (92.57%) |
| • Rural | 1,514,860 |
| • Avg. Household size | 5.9 |
| combined population of all districts | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 74XXX–75XXX |
| Dialling code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
History
editIn December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district from Kalat division and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
In 1972, Lasbela district transferred back to Kalat division and Karachi district divided into three districts; East, West and South.
In 1996, two more districts Central and Malir was created in Karachi division.
The Karachi Division was abolished in 2001 and five districts of Karachi were merged in City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided in 18 towns and 178 union councils.[5] Commissioner Karachi division was made DCO City District government Karachi.
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored five districts of Karachi division.[6]
In November 2013, a new district (sixth), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East.[7][8]
In August 2020, Sindh cabinet approved formation of the seventh district in Karachi—Keamari District, which was formed by splitting District West.[3][4]
Recently, the Sindh government renamed the four existing districts to their famous areas names.
| Old names | New names |
|---|---|
| Karachi South District | Karachi District |
| Karachi Central District | Nazimabad District |
| Karachi East District | Gulshan District |
| Karachi West District | Orangi District |
Currently, the Sindh government is planning to create Bin Qasim district after bifurcating Malir district.
Demographics
editIn the 2023 Pakistani census, Karachi Division had a population of 20.3 millions (total 20,357,474) consists of 10,787,338 males & females 9,567,463.
Languages
| Language | Rank | 2023 census[10] | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 50.67% | 10,315,905 |
| Pashto | 2 | 13.51% | 2,752,148 |
| Sindhi | 3 | 11.12% | 2,264,189 |
| Punjabi | 4 | 8.08% | 1,645,282 |
| Balochi | 5 | 3.97% | 808,352 |
| Saraiki | 6 | 3.70% | 753,903 |
| Hindko | 7 | 3.21% | 653,727 |
| Others | 8 | 5.71% | 1,163,968 |
| All | 9 | 100% | 20,357,474 |
At the time of the 2023 Pakistani census, 10,315,905 spoke Urdu, 2,752,148 Pashto, 1,645,282 Punjabi, 2,264,189 Sindhi, 753,903 Saraiki, 808,352 Balochi, 653,727 Hindko, 50,982 Kashmiri, 75,993 Brahui, 21,860 Shina, 26,906 Balti, 30,375 Mewati, 614 Kalasha, 14,073 Koshistani, 943,165 others, as their first language of total 20,357,474.[11]
Districts of Karachi Division
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There are seven districts of Karachi, namely:
- Nazimabad District (officially renamed)
- Gulshan District (officially renamed)
- Karachi District (officially renamed)
- Orangi District (officially renamed)
- Korangi District
- Malir District
- Keamari District
CNIC codes
edit- Nazimabad District 42101
- Gulshan District 42201
- Karachi District 42301
- Orangi District 42401
- Korangi District same as Gulshan District
- Malir District 42501
- Keamari District same as Orangi District
References
edit- ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ a b "New district in Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari
- ^ City District Government Karachi Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Official Website
- ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News International on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 5 August 2012
- ^ dawn.com, Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi
- ^ The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi
- ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
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