Korangi District
District of Korangi
ضلع کورنگی کراچی | |
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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 | Rukunuddin |
Website | http://dmckorangi.gos.pk/ |
Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی) is one of the six administrative districts of Karachi. It is a part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. This district was formerly a part of District East in Karachi and was later given an individual status in November 2013 by dividing it, in order to form District Korangi.[1][2]
Muhajir people form majority in the district followed by the Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicity[3].
The district suffers water crisis and contamination issue. A Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017.[4]
Contents
Administrative Towns in Korangi
Following is the list of three administrative towns of Korangi District.[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 |
References
- ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi
- ^ 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
Coordinates: 24°53′04″N 67°08′39″E / 24.8844°N 67.1443°E
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