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Orangi District
ضلعو اورنگي | |
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![]() Shrine of
Pir Mangho in
Manghopir | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Division | Karachi |
Established | 1972 |
Re-established | 11 July 2011 |
Headquarters [1] | DMC West |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | DMC West |
• Deputy Commissioner | Ahmed Ali Siddiqui [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 370 km2 (140 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,679,380 |
• Density | 7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District), ( Sindhi: ضلعو اورنگي), ( Urdu: ضلع اورنگی) is an administrative, one of 7th district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government reinstated the Karachi West District. [5]
In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. This resulted in Kemari Town, SITE Town and Baldia Town becoming being part of Kemari District. Lyari became part of Karachi South district in 2015. [6] [7] [8]
As of 2023, Sindh Government renamed Karachi West District to its famous town name Orangi District. [9]
At the time of the 2017 census, Orangi district had 337,205 households and a population of 2,077,228.
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.06% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.61% of the population. [10]
At the time of the 2017 census, 50.27% of the population spoke Urdu, 26.19% Pashto, 6.13% Punjabi, 3.83% Saraiki, 3.57% Sindhi, 3.09% Hindko, 2.70% Balochi and 1.07% Brahui as their first language. [10]
Following is the list of three administrative towns of Orangi District Karachi.
Union Council | |
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U.C. 1 Mominabad | |
U.C. 2 Haryana Colony | |
U.C. 3 Hanifabad | |
U.C. 4 Mohammad Nagar | |
U.C. 5 Madina Colony | |
U.C. 6 Ghaziabad | |
U.C. 7 Chisti Nagar | |
U.C. 8 Bilal Colony | |
U.C. 9 Iqbal Baloch Colony | |
U.C. 10 Gabol Colony | |
U.C. 11 Data Nagar | |
U.C. 12 Mujahidabad | |
U.C. 13 Baloch Goth |
The following is a list of Orangi District's dehs, organised by taluka: [11]