Orangi District
District of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District), (Urdu: ضلع اورنگی) also (Karachi Gharbi کراچی غربی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division, created in 1972. It is located in the western part of Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan with population of 2.67 millions. Orangi District consists of three administrative towns namely Manghopir Town, Mominabad Town & Orangi Town.
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Orangi District
ضلع اورنگی | |
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 Seal | |
| Etymology: District Karachi West | |
| Motto(s): Determination, Diligence, Developing | |
 Map of Orangi District | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Established | 1 July 1972 |
| Headquarters | Orangi |
| Abolished | August 2001 (CDGK) |
| Restored | 11 July 2011 |
| Founded by | Mumtaz Bhutto (Chief Minister) |
| Administration[1] | DMC West |
| Administrative Subdivisions | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituensy | NA-244 Karachi West-I NA-245 Karachi West-II NA-246 Karachi West-III |
| • Commissioner Karachi Division | Syed Hassan Ali Naqvi |
| • Deputy Commissioner Orangi District | Ahmed Ali Siddiqui |
| • Additional Deputy Commissioner | Zahid Ali Bhatti |
| • CNIC Code | 42401 |
| Area | |
| 370 km2 (140 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population | |
| 2,679,380 | |
| • Density | 7,241.57/km2 (18,755.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,430,428 |
| • Rural | 248,952 |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| Motorways & Minor Arterial Roads |  M-10 & Manghopir RoadShahrah-e-Qaddafi Northern Bypass - Orangi Link Road New Karachi - Orangi Link Road Khwaja Shamsuuddin Azeemi Road Hub Dam Road |
| CNIC Code of Orangi District | 42401-XXXXXXX-X |
Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District) was created in 1972 as a district of Karachi Division. The District was abolished in 2000 by City District Government Karachi. 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 in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new City District Government Karachi with eighteen autonomous constituent towns as a result Karachi West District was divided into five towns namely:
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi West District.[4]
Lyari Town became part of Karachi South District in 2015. New subdivisions Manghopir and Mominabad were added to Karachi West District.
In 2020, Keamari District was carved out from Karachi West District. This resulted in Baldia Town, Keamari Town, Mauripur Town and SITE Town becoming being part of Keamari District.[5][6][7]
As of 2023, Sindh Government renamed Karachi West District to its famous town name Orangi District.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 2,127,765 | — |
| 2017 | 3,907,065 | +3.25% |
| 2023 | 2,679,380 | −6.09% |
| Sources:[8] | ||
In the 2023 Pakistani census, the district had a population of 2.67 millions (total 2,679,380) consists of 1,415,430 males & females 1,263,753.
Languages
| Language | Rank | 2023 census[10] | Speakers | 2017 census (Keamari District excluded) | Speakers | Growth rate (2017-2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 55.4% | 1,484,395 | 50.27% | 1,044,223 |  11% |
| Pashto | 2 | 24.37% | 653,129 | 26.19% | 544,054 |  7% |
| Punjabi | 3 | 4.87% | 130,596 | 6.13% | 127,352 | 20% |
| Sindhi | 4 | 3.87% | 103,826 | 3.57% | 74,226 | 8% |
| Saraiki | 5 | 3.46% | 92,741 | 3.82% | 79,547 | 9% |
| Balochi | 6 | 2.74% | 73,542 | 2.70% | 56,189 | 1.5% |
| Hindko | 7 | 2.38% | 64,030 | 1.61% | 33,547 | 48% |
| Others | 8 | 2.87% | 77,121 | 2.60% | 54,077 | 10% |
| All | 9 | 100% | 2,679,380 | 100% | 2,077,228 | 29% |
At the time of the 2023 Pakistani census, 1,484,395 spoke Urdu, 653,129 Pashto, 130,596 Punjabi, 103,826 Sindhi, 92,741 Saraiki, 73,542 Balochi, 64,030 Hindko, 5,434 Kashmiri, 19,374 Brahui, 772 Shina, 1,765 Balti, 6,714 Mewati, 131 Kalasha, 2,058 Koshistani, 40,873 others, as their first language.[11]
Religion
| Religions in Karachi West district (2023)[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 97.78% | |||
| Christianity | 1.87% | |||
| Other | 0.35% | |||
The majority religion is Islam, with 2,619,785 of the population. Christianity 50,192, Hindus 7,744, Ahmadiyya 361, Schedule castes 105, Sikhs 603, Parsis 222 & others 368.[13]
Orangi District is located in the north-west part of Karachi Division. North border of Orangi District is with Gadap Town of Malir District, East border of Orangi District is with New Karachi Town & North Nazimabad Town of Nazimabad District, West border of Orangi District is with Mauripur Town of Keamari District, south-west border is with Baldia Town of Kaeamari District, south-east border is with SITE Town of Keamari District.
Following is the list of three administrative towns of Orangi District Karachi.
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