Korangi District

Korangi District (Urdu: ضلع کورنگی‎) is one of the six administrative districts of Karachi, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013.[1][2]

District of Korangi
ضلع کورنگی کراچی
DMC Korangi
Incumbent
Nayyar Raza
since 31 August 2016
Local Government
AbbreviationDMC Korangi
SeatDMC Korangi Karachi office
AppointerElectorate of District Korangi, Karachi
Term length4 years
Constituting instrumentSindh Local Government Ordinance 2013
PrecursorTown Nazims
Formation2013
DeputySyed Ahmer Ali
Websitehttp://dmckorangi.gos.pk/

Muhajir people form a majority in the district, followed by Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities.[3]

The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017.[4]

Administrative towns

Korangi District has three administrative towns.[5]

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 Albadar Society
U.C. 7 Al-Falah Society
Al-Falah Society in Shah Faisal Town

References
  1. Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi". The News.
  3. District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings.
  4. "New RO plant opened in Korangi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. "Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.


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