Orangi
Municipality in Sindh, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Orangi (Urdu: اورنگی, Sindhi: اورنگي) is a municipality approximately 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) in an area that forms much of the northwestern part of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan. It has often been considered of the world's largest slums. When grouped with the neighboring municipality of Baldia Town, the Orangi-Baldia population is estimated to be over 2.4 million.
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Orangi
اورنگی | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
City District | Karachi |
Established | 1965 |
Neighbourhoods | |
Government | |
• Constituency | NA-251 (Karachi West-IV) |
• National Assembly Member | Syed Aminul Haque (MQM-P) |
Area | |
• Total | 60 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2.4 Million[1] |
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