Karachi Division
Karachi Division (Urdu: کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan.
Karachi Division
کراچی ڈویژن | |
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| Coordinates: 24°54′21″N 67°04′50″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 |
| Dialling code | 021 |
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
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