Karachi Division
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Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan.
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Karachi Division
کراچی ڈویژن | |
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Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Established | 2011 |
Districts | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan City |
• City Administrator | Rauf Akhtar Farooqui |
• Metropolitan Commissioner | Sajjad Hussain Abbasi |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 16,051,521 |
combined population of all districts | |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Postal code | 74XXX - 75XXX |
Dialling code | 021 |
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The Karachi Division was abolished in 2000 and five districts of Karachi were merged in City District Karachi.
On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored again 5 districts of Karachi division.[2]
In November 2013, a new district (6th), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East.[3][4]