Nazimabad District (Karachi Central)

Nazimabad District (Formally Central Karachi) (Urdu: ضلع کراچی وسطی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

Districts of Karachi Division

District Central Karachi
ضلع کراچی وسطی
ڪراچي مرڪزي ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
Nagan Interchange in North Nazimabad
Nagan Interchange in North Nazimabad
Map of Karachi Central District
Map of Karachi Central District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established1996
Re-established11 July 2011
HeadquartersDC Office, Sector 15-A/1, Buffer Zone
Towns[1]
5
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerTaha Saleem[2][3] (As of 27 July 2021)
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[4]
 • Total2,971,626
 • Density43,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Websitedmccentral.gos.pk

History

The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and New Karachi Town.[5]

On 11 July 2011 Sindh Government restored Karachi Central District again.[6]

Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Liaquatabad and Gulberg, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad.

In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town, New Karachi Town and Nazimabad Town respectively.[1]

Union Committees

The following is a list of the union councils of Karachi Central, and their respective neighbourhoods and suburban localities. Karachi Central has a total of 5 Towns, and 45 Union councils.[1][7]

Gulberg Town
Union Council
U.C. 1 Shafiq Mill Colony
U.C. 2 Samanabad
U.C. 3 Water Pump
U.C. 4 Naseerabad
U.C. 5 Yaseenabad
U.C. 6 Azizabad
U.C. 7 Karimabad
U.C. 8 Gulberg

Liaquatabad Town
Union Council
U.C. 1 Moosa Colony
U.C. 2 Sharifabad
U.C. 3 Bandhani Colony
U.C. 4 Ibn-e-Seena
U.C. 5 Commercial Area
U.C. 6 Dak Khana
U.C. 7 C-Area

New Karachi Town
Union Council
U.C. 1 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony
U.C. 2 Gulshan-e-Saeed
U.C. 3 Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri
U.C. 4 Godhra
U.C. 5 Abu Zar Ghaffari
U.C. 6 Khamiso Goth
U.C. 7 Madina Colony
U.C. 8 Faisal Colony
U.C. 9 Abu Zar Ghaffari
U.C. 10 Godhra
U.C. 11 Hakim Ahsan
U.C. 12
U.C. 13 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony

North Nazimabad Town
Union Council
U.C. 1 Sir Syed Colony
U.C. 2 Farooq-e-Azam
U.C. 3 Siddiq-e-Akbar
U.C. 4 Buffer Zone
U.C. 5 Taimooria
U.C. 6 Farooq-e-Azam
U.C. 7 Hyderi
U.C. 8 Al-Falah
U.C. 9 Pahar Gunj
U.C. 10 Mustafaabad

Nazimabad Town
Union Council
U.C. 1 Paposh Nagar
U.C. 2 Abbasi Shaheed
U.C. 3 Hadi Market
U.C. 4 Nazimabad
U.C. 5 Rizvia Society (R.C.H.S.)
U.C. 6 Firdous Colony
U.C. 7 Gulbahar

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi Central district had a population of 2,971,382, of which 1,542,028 were males and 1,428,860 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females.

Religions in Karachi Central district (2017)
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 98.31%
Christians
 
 1.22%
Other or not stated
 
 0.47%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.22% of the population.

Languages of Karachi Central district (2017)

  Urdu (70.77%)
  Punjabi (6.57%)
  Pashto (5.53%)
  Saraiki (5.44%)
  Sindhi (2.57%)
  Hindko (1.41%)
  Others (7.71%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 70.77% of the population spoke Urdu, 6.57% Punjabi, 5.53% Pashto, 5.44% Saraiki, 2.57% Sindhi and 1.41% Hindko as their first language.

References
  1. Tahir Siddiqui (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "DCs of Karachi's four districts replaced". The Nation. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. "Billboards hurriedly removed in South, Central districts". The News International (newspaper). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. p. 12.
  5. "Districts - Commissioner Karachi Division". Commissioner Karachi Division. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "Sindh back to 5 divisions after 11 years". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. Arshad Yousafzai; Oonib Azam (13 January 2022). "District Central may slip from Muttahida's hands". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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