Korangi District

District of Korangi
ضلع کورنگی کراچی
DMC Korangi
Incumbent
Nayyar Raza
since 31st August 2016
Local Government
Abbreviation DMC Korangi
Seat DMC Korangi Karachi office
Appointer Electorate of District Korangi, Karachi
Term length 4 years
Constituting instrument Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2013
Precursor Town Nazims
Formation 2013
Deputy Rukunuddin
Website http://dmckorangi.gos.pk/

Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی‬‎) is one of the six administrative districts of Karachi. It is a part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. This district was formerly a part of District East in Karachi and was later given an individual status in November 2013 by dividing it, in order to form District Korangi.[1][2]

Sindhi people form majority in the district followed by the Baloch, Pashtun, Muhajir, Punjabi and other ethnicity.

The district suffers water crisis and contamination issue. A Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on March 6, 2017.[3]

Administrative Towns in Korangi

Following is the list of three administrative towns of Korangi District.[4]

Korangi Town

Union Council


U.C. 1 Bilal Colony
U.C. 2 Nasir Colony
U.C. 3 Chakra Goth
U.C. 4 Mustafa Taj Colony
U.C. 5 Hundred Quarters
U.C. 6 Gulzar Colony
U.C. 7 Korangi Sector 33
U.C. 8 Zaman Town
U.C. 9 Hasrat Mohani Colony

Landhi Town

Union Council


U.C. 1 Muzafarabad
U.C. 2 Muslimabad
U.C. 3 Dawood Chowrangi
U.C. 4 Moinabad
U.C. 5 Sharafi Goth
U.C. 6 Bhutto Nagar
U.C. 7 Khawaja Ajmeer Colony
U.C. 8 Landhi
U.C. 9 Awami Colony
U.C. 10 Burmee Colony
U.C. 11 Korangi
U.C. 12 Sherabad

Shah Faisal Town

Union Council


U.C. 1 Natha Khan Goth
U.C. 2 Pak Sadat Colony
U.C. 3 Drigh Colony
U.C. 4 Raita Plot
U.C. 5 Moria Khan Goth
U.C. 6 Rafa-e-Aam Society
U.C. 7 Al-Falah Society
Alfalah Society in Shah Faisal Town

References

  1. ↑ dawn.com, Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi
  2. ↑ The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi
  3. ↑ "New RO plant opened in Korangi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  4. ↑ Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website

Coordinates: 24°53′04″N 67°08′39″E / 24.8844°N 67.1443°E / 24.8844; 67.1443


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