Nazimabad District
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Nazimabad District Karachi
ضلع ناظم آباد کراچی | |
|---|---|
District of Karachi | |
 Nagan Interchange in North Nazimabad | |
| Etymology: District Central | |
 Map of Nazimabad District | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Karachi |
| Established | 1996 |
| Disbanded | 14 August 2001 (CDGK) |
| Re-established | 11 July 2011 |
| Headquarters | DC Office, Sector 15-A/1, Buffer Zone |
| Towns[1] | |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Taha Saleem[2] |
| Area | |
| • District of Karachi | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population | |
| • District of Karachi | 3,822,325 |
| • Density | 55,000/km2 (140,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,822,325 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (Pakistan Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 74600 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| CNIC Code of Nazimabad District | 42101-XXXXXXX-X |
| Website | districtcentral |
Nazimabad District (Urdu: ضلع ناظم آباد ), formerly Karachi Central District, is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created in 1996. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nazimabad District is 3,822,325 (3.8 million).
The district was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town.[4]
On 11 July 2011, the Government of Sindh restored Karachi Central District again.[5]
Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Gulberg and Liaquatabad, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad.
In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, Nazimabad Town, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town respectively.
In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi Central District to Nazimabad District to align with its famous town name.[6]
The following is a list of the union councils of Nazimabad District, and their respective neighbourhoods and suburban localities. Nazimabad District has a total of five towns and 45 union councils.[7]
Gulberg Town
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Shafiq Mill Colony |
| U.C. 2 Samanabad |
| U.C. 3 Water Pump |
| U.C. 4 Naseerabad |
| U.C. 5 Yaseenabad |
| U.C. 6 Azizabad |
| U.C. 7 Karimabad |
| U.C. 8 Gulberg |
Liaquatabad Town
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Moosa Colony |
| U.C. 2 Sharifabad |
| U.C. 3 Bandhani Colony |
| U.C. 4 Ibn-e-Seena |
| U.C. 5 Commercial Area |
| U.C. 6 Dak Khana |
| U.C. 7 C-Area |
Nazimabad Town
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Paposh Nagar |
| U.C. 2 Abbasi Shaheed |
| U.C. 3 Hadi Market |
| U.C. 4 Nazimabad |
| U.C. 5 Rizvia Society (R.C.H.S.) |
| U.C. 6 Firdous Colony |
| U.C. 7 Gulbahar |
New Karachi Town
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony |
| U.C. 2 Gulshan-e-Saeed |
| U.C. 3 Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri |
| U.C. 4 Godhra |
| U.C. 5 Abu Zar Ghaffari |
| U.C. 6 Khamiso Goth |
| U.C. 7 Madina Colony |
| U.C. 8 Faisal Colony |
| U.C. 9 Abu Zar Ghaffari |
| U.C. 10 Godhra |
| U.C. 11 Hakim Ahsan |
| U.C. 12 Kailana |
| U.C. 13 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony |
North Nazimabad Town
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Sir Syed Colony |
| U.C. 2 Farooq-e-Azam |
| U.C. 3 Siddiq-e-Akbar |
| U.C. 4 Buffer Zone |
| U.C. 5 Taimooria |
| U.C. 6 Sakhi Hassan |
| U.C. 7 Hyderi |
| U.C. 8 Al-Falah |
| U.C. 9 Pahar Gunj |
| U.C. 10 Mustafaabad |
At the time of the 2017 census, Nazimabad had a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 627,927 (21.13%) were under 10 years of age.[8] In 2023, the district had 652,776 households and a population of 3,822,325.[9]
| Religions in Karachi Central district (2023)[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 98.33% | |||
| Christianity | 1.27% | |||
| Hindu | 0.32% | |||
| Other | 0.08% | |||
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.33% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% of the population.[11]
At the time of the 2023 census, 80.2% of the population spoke Urdu, 4.04% Punjabi, 4.65% Pashto, 3.88% Saraiki, 2.22% Sindhi, 0.88% Balochi and 0.82% Hindko as their first language.[12]
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