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Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District), (Urdu: ضلع اورنگی) also (Karachi Gharbi کراچی غربی) 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 a population of 2.67 million.
An old map of Sindh. In 1839, British Invaded the Sind.. On 1843's annexation Sind was merged into Bombay Presidency and form a division of Bombay Presidency.. Districts and Divisions were both introduced in Sind as administrative units by the British when Sind became a part of British India, and ever since then, they have formed an integral part in the civil administration of the Sind.
Karachi (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː tʃ i /; Urdu: کراچی; Sindhi: ڪراچي ; IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.
The East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843 and created Karachi District. In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district from Kalat division and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division. In 1972, Lasbela district transferred back to Kalat division and Karachi district divided into three districts; East, West and South.
Orangi (Urdu: اورنگی) is a small town in the western part of Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census. [1] Orangi was developed as a planned settlement in 1972 by the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) to provide affordable housing for lower-income households.
Town system was formed in August 2001 by dissolving Karachi District West as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 13 union councils. The town system was disbanded in July 2011. Orangi Town was re-organized as part of Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District) in March 2015.
Following the Partition of India in 1947, Karachi was declared the capital of the newly formed Islamic Republic of Pakistan. [5] To ensure the federal government's autonomy, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was carved out of Karachi District in 1948. [6] The FCT remained the capital of Pakistan until 1960 when the capital was shifted to ...
Garden West is the main area of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1] [2] The several ethnic groups residing in Saddar Town include the Muhajirs, Punjabis, Christians, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis. The area is a 30-40 minutes drive from the city's Jinnah International Airport.