Korangi District
Appearance
District of Korangi | |
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ضلع کورنگی کراچی | |
![]() DMC Korangi | |
Local Government | |
Abbreviation | DMC Korangi |
Seat | DMC Korangi Karachi office |
Appointer | Electorate of District Korangi, Karachi |
Term length | 4 years |
Constituting instrument | Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2013 |
Precursor | Town Nazims |
Formation | 2013 |
Deputy | Syed Ahmer Ali |
Website | http://dmckorangi.gos.pk/ |
Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی) is one of the six administrative districts of Karachi, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013.[1][2]
Muhajir people form a majority in the district, followed by Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities.[3]
The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017.[4]
Administrative towns
Korangi District has three administrative towns.[5]
Korangi Town
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Bilal Colony | |
U.C. 2 Nasir Colony | |
U.C. 3 Chakra Goth | |
U.C. 4 Mustafa Taj Colony | |
U.C. 5 Hundred Quarters | |
U.C. 6 Gulzar Colony | |
U.C. 7 Korangi Sector 33 | |
U.C. 8 Zaman Town | |
U.C. 9 Hasrat Mohani Colony |
Landhi Town
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Muzafarabad | |
U.C. 2 Muslimabad | |
U.C. 3 Dawood Chowrangi | |
U.C. 4 Moinabad | |
U.C. 5 Sharafi Goth | |
U.C. 6 Bhutto Nagar | |
U.C. 7 Khawaja Ajmeer Colony | |
U.C. 8 Landhi | |
U.C. 9 Awami Colony | |
U.C. 10 Burmee Colony | |
U.C. 11 Korangi | |
U.C. 12 Sherabad |
Shah Faisal Town
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Natha Khan Goth | |
U.C. 2 Pak Sadat Colony | |
U.C. 3 Drigh Colony | |
U.C. 4 Raita Plot | |
U.C. 5 Moria Khan Goth | |
U.C. 6 Albadar Society | |
U.C. 7 Al-Falah Society |
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References
- ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi". The News.
- ^ District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings.
- ^ "New RO plant opened in Korangi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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