Karachi Division

Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan.

کراچی ڈویژن
Location of Karachi Division
Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°E / 24.9059; 67.0805Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″E / 24.9059°N 67.0805°E / 24.9059; 67.0805
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
Established2011
Districts6
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan City
 • City AdministratorRauf Akhtar Farooqui
 • Metropolitan CommissionerSajjad Hussain Abbasi
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total16,051,521
 combined population of all districts
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News International on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 5 August 2012
  3. dawn.com, Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi
  4. The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi