Karachi Division
Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan.
کراچی ڈویژن | |
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Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°ECoordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°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 |
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]
References
- ↑ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News International on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 5 August 2012
- ↑ dawn.com, Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi
- ↑ The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi