Orangi District

Orangi District

ضلع اونگی
‎
Orangi District ضلع اونگی ; ‎
District of Karachi
	Shrine of Pir Mangho in Manghopir
	Map of Orangi District
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Karachi Division
Established	1972
Re-established	11 July 2011
Headquarters	DMC West
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	DMC West
• Deputy Commissioner	Ahmed Ali Siddiqui
Area
• Total	370 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population (2023 Pakistani census)
• Total	2,679,380
• Density	7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)

Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District), (Urdu: ضلع اورنگی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division, created in 1972. It is located in the western part of Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan with population of 2.67 millions. Orangi District consists of three administrative towns namely Manghopir Town, Mominabad Town & Orangi Town.

History

The District was abolished in 2000. The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new City District Government Karachi with eighteen autonomous constituent towns as a result Karachi West District was divided into five towns namely:

On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government reinstated the Karachi West District.^[5]

In 2020, Keamari District was carved out from Karachi West District. This resulted in Baldia Town, Keamari Town, Mauripur Town and SITE Town becoming being part of Keamari 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]

Demographics

In the 2023 Pakistani census, the district had a population of 2.67 millions (total 2,679,380) consists of 1,415,430 males & females 1,263,753.

Languages

Languages of Karachi West district (2023 Pakistani census)

Urdu (55.4%)

Pashto (24.37%)

Punjabi (4.87%)

Sindhi (3.87%)

Saraiki (3.46%)

Balochi (2.74%)

Hindko (2.39%)

Others (2.87%)

Language	Rank	2023 census^[10]	Speakers
Urdu	1	55.4%	1,484,395
Pashto	2	24.37%	653,129
Punjabi	4	4.87%	130,596
Sindhi	5	3.87%	103,826
Saraiki	6	3.46%	92,741
Balochi	7	2.74%	73,542
Hindko	5	2.38%	64,030
Others	6	2.87%	77,121
All	7	100%	2,679,380

At the time of the 2023 census, 1,484,395 spoke Urdu, 653,129 Pashto, 130,596 Punjabi, 103,826 Sindhi, 92,741 Saraiki, 73,542 Balochi, 64,030 Hindko, 5,434 Kashmiri, 19,374 Brahui, 772 Shina, 1,765 Balti, 6,714 Mewati, 131 Kalasha, 2,058 Koshistani, 40,873 others, as their first language.^[11]

Religion

Religions in Karachi West district (2023)^[12]
Religion			Percent
Islam			97.78%
Christianity			1.87%
Other			0.35%

The majority religion is Islam, with 2,619,785 of the population. Christianity 50,192, Hindus 7,744, Ahmadiyya 361, Schedule castes 105, Sikhs 603, Parsis 222 & others 368.^[13]

Administrative Towns in Orangi District

Following is the list of three administrative towns of Orangi District Karachi.

Manghopir Sub-Division
Mominabad Sub-Division
Orangi Sub-Division.

List of Union Committees

Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation of three sub-division of Orangi District are as follows:

1. Manghopir 16 Union Committees of Manghopir in Town Municipal Corporation

Sub Sr Number	Councils Falling in District	Number of Union Committee	Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation
1	TMC Maghopir	UC#01	Mai Ghari
2		UC#02	Maghopir
3		UC#03	Pukhtoonabad
4		UC#04	Surjani
5		UC#05	Yousuf Goth
6		UC#06	Raheem Goth
7		UC#07	KDA Flats
8		UC#08	Bhatti Goth
9		UC#09	Khuda Ki Basti
10		UC#10	Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
11		UC#11	Hassan Goth
12		UC#12	Gulshan-e-Maymar
13		UC#13	Mullah Hussain Brohi
14		UC#14	Kuwari Colony
15		UC#15	MPR Colony
16		UC#16	Gabol Colony

2. Mominabad 09 Union Committees of Mominabad in Town Municipal Corporation

Sub Sr Number	Councils Falling in District	Number of Union Committee	Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation
1	TMC Mominabad	UC#01	Fareed Colony
2		UC#02	Haryana Colony
3		UC#03	Bismillah Colony
4		UC#04	Islam Nagar
5		UC#05	Mominabad
6		UC#06	Frontier Colony
7		UC#07	Banaras Colony
8		UC#08	Peerabad
9		UC#09	Qasba Colony

3. Orangi 08 Union Committees of Orangi in Town Municipal Corporation

Sub Sr Number	Councils Falling in District	Number of Union Committee	Name of UC in Town Municipal Corporation
1	TMC Orangi	UC#01	Gulshan-e-Zia
2		UC#02	Benazir Colony
3		UC#03	Muslim Nagar Colony
4		UC#04	Jinnah Colony
5		UC#05	Iqbal Baloch Colony
6		UC#06	Naeem Shah Bukhari Colony
7		UC#07	Shah Waliullah Nagar
8		UC#08	Data Nagar

References

^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
^ "DCs of Karachi's four districts replaced". The Nation (newspaper). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Under SC judgement: Sindh govt repatriates 32 officials of Karachi DMC to parent depts". The News International (newspaper). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
^ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". The Nation. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).

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[1] "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.

[2] "DCs of Karachi's four districts replaced". The Nation (newspaper). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[3] "Under SC judgement: Sindh govt repatriates 32 officials of Karachi DMC to parent depts". The News International (newspaper). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[2023census-4] "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.

[5] Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012

[:03-6] "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[:12-7] "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[:22-8] "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". The Nation. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[9] "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[10] "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[11] "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).

[2023_census-12] "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

[13] "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).

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