Karachi South District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of
Karachi Division
Karachi Division ( ur, ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. There are seven districts of Karachi.
History
In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
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Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
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Pakistan
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History
Karachi South District is the economic backbone of the country. It has Head Offices of many Corporations, Companies and Banks. Chief Secretary House, Governor House, Chief Minister House, Commissioner House, Commissioner Office, Sindh Assembly, High Court, Embassies and Consulates of different countries and other government offices are also located there.
The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into two towns namely:
Jamshed Town
Jamshed Town ( sd, جمشيد ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Ma ...
, and
Saddar Town
Saddar Town ( sd, صدر ٽائون; ur, ), lies in the central part of the city that formed much of the historic colonial core of Karachi. Saddar Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into ...
.
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi South District.
In November 2013,
Jamshed Town
Jamshed Town ( sd, جمشيد ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Ma ...
was added into
Karachi East District
Karachi East District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
Map of Karachi Division
History
The district was established in 1972.
The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four ...
, after three eastern towns of that district split up to form a new district named Korangi. Now Karachi South comprise Saddar along with Clifton and Defence area. Karachi South is considered to be the most affluent area of the city.
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Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census, Karachi South district had a population of 1,769,230, of which 930,691 were males and 838,349 females. The entire population was urban. The literacy rate is 77.79%: 79.98% for males and 75.33% for females.
The majority religion is Islam, with 94.13% of the population. Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 4.01% and Christianity by 1.70% of the population.
At the time of the 2017 census, 25.62% of the population spoke
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
, 5.08% Hindko and 3.73% Saraiki as their first language. A large percentage of the population speaks languages recorded as 'Other' on the census, such as
Gujarati
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* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...
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Administrative Towns of Karachi South
Following is the list of two administrative towns of Karachi South District.Districts in Karachi /ref>
Saddar Town
See also
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Darya Lal Mandir
Darya Lal Mandir or(also known as Darya Lal Sankat Mochan Mandir)is a Hindu temple in Karachi, Pakistan. It is located near Custom House, Saddar Town in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is a 300 year old temple. The temple is dedicated to Dary ...