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Nazimabad District Karachi ضلع ناظم آباد کراچی | |
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District ofKarachi | |
 Nagan Interchange inNorth Nazimabad | |
| Etymology: District Central | |
 Map of Nazimabad District | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Karachi |
| Established | 1996; 29 years ago (1996) |
| Disbanded | 14 August 2001; 23 years ago (14 August 2001) (CDGK) |
| Re-established | 11 July 2011; 13 years ago (11 July 2011) |
| Headquarters | DC Office, Sector 15-A/1,Buffer Zone |
| Towns[1] | |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Taha Saleem[2] |
| Area | |
• District ofKarachi | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population | |
• District ofKarachi | 3,822,325 |
| • Density | 55,396/km2 (143,470/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,822,325 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (Pakistan Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | DSTis not observed |
| ZIP Code | 74600 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| CNIC Code of Nazimabad District | 42101-XXXXXXX-X |
| Website | districtcentral |
Nazimabad District (Urdu:ضلع ناظم آباد), formerlyKarachi Central District, is anadministrative district ofKarachi Division inSindh,Pakistan created in 1996. According to2023 Pakistani census population of Nazimabad District is 3,822,325 (3.8 million).
The district was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namelyGulberg Town,Liaquatabad Town,New Karachi Town, andNorth Nazimabad Town.[5]
On 11 July 2011, the Government of Sindh restored Karachi Central District again.[6]
Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Gulberg and Liaquatabad, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad.
In 2022, it was divided into five towns namelyGulberg Town,Liaquatabad Town,Nazimabad Town,New Karachi Town, andNorth Nazimabad Town respectively.
In 2023, theGovernment of Sindh renamed Karachi Central District toNazimabad District to align withNazimabad Town.[7]
The following is a list of the union councils of Nazimabad District, and their respective neighbourhoods and suburban localities. Nazimabad District has a total of five towns and 45 union councils.[8]
| Union Council |
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| U.C. 1Shafiq Mill Colony |
| U.C. 2Samanabad |
| U.C. 3Water Pump |
| U.C. 4Naseerabad |
| U.C. 5Yaseenabad |
| U.C. 6Azizabad |
| U.C. 7Karimabad |
| U.C. 8Gulberg |
| Union Council |
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| U.C. 1Moosa Colony |
| U.C. 2Sharifabad |
| U.C. 3Bandhani Colony |
| U.C. 4 Ibn-e-Seena |
| U.C. 5 Commercial Area |
| U.C. 6Dak Khana |
| U.C. 7 C-Area |
| Union Council |
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| U.C. 1Paposh Nagar |
| U.C. 2Abbasi Shaheed |
| U.C. 3 Hadi Market |
| U.C. 4Nazimabad |
| U.C. 5Rizvia Society (R.C.H.S.) |
| U.C. 6Firdous Colony |
| U.C. 7Gulbahar |
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony |
| U.C. 2Gulshan-e-Saeed |
| U.C. 3Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri |
| U.C. 4Godhra |
| U.C. 5Abu Zar Ghaffari |
| U.C. 6Khamiso Goth |
| U.C. 7Madina Colony |
| U.C. 8Faisal Colony |
| U.C. 9Abu Zar Ghaffari |
| U.C. 10Godhra |
| U.C. 11Hakim Ahsan |
| U.C. 12 Kailana |
| U.C. 13Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony |
| Union Council |
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| U.C. 1 Sir Syed Colony |
| U.C. 2Farooq-e-Azam |
| U.C. 3 Siddiq-e-Akbar |
| U.C. 4Buffer Zone |
| U.C. 5 Taimooria |
| U.C. 6Sakhi Hassan |
| U.C. 7Hyderi |
| U.C. 8Al-Falah |
| U.C. 9Pahar Gunj |
| U.C. 10 Mustafaabad |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 2,289,071 | — |
| 2017 | 2,971,382 | +1.38% |
| 2023 | 3,822,325 | +4.29% |
| Sources:[9] | ||
As of the2023 census, Karachi Central district has 651,268 households and a population of 3,822,325.[10] The district has a sex ratio of 112.01 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 83.55%: 83.82% for males and 83.27% for females.[3][11] 898,383 (23.52% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[12] The entire population lives in urban areas.[3]
| Religions in Karachi Central district (2023)[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 98.33% | |||
| Christianity | 1.27% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.40% | |||
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.33% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% of the population.[13]
At the time of the 2023 census, 80.20% of the population spokeUrdu, 4.04%Punjabi, 4.65%Pashto, 3.88%Saraiki, 2.22%Sindhi, 0.88%Balochi and 0.82%Hindko as their first language.[14]
Provincial capital:Karachi | ||
| Hyderabad |  | |
| Karachi | ||
| Larkana | ||
| Mirpur Khas | ||
| Shaheed Benazir Abad | ||
| Sukkur | ||
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