Keamari District ( sd, ڪياماڙي ضلعو, 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.
In 19 ...
in
Sindh,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
.
History
Keamari District was created after splitting
Karachi West District
Karachi West District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:
* Lyari Town
*Kemari Town,
* SITE Town,
* Baldia Tow ...
in 2020.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census, Keamari district had a population of 1,829,837, of which 974,232 were males and 855,383 females. The rural population was 121,954 (6.66%) and urban 1,707,883 (93.34%). The literacy rate is 62.54%: 68.08% for males and 56.10% for females.
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.08% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.36% and Hinduism by 0.52% of the population.
At the time of the 2017 census, 33.57% of the population spoke
Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...
, 14.80%
, 12.98%
Punjabi, 10.63%
Sindhi, 9.08%
Hindko, 7.25%
Balochi, 3.82%
Saraiki as their first language.
Administration
Keamari district is divided into four subdivisions:
Keamari (also called Harbour),
Baldia,
Mauripur
Maripur or Mauripur ( ur, ماری پور ) is a village to the west of Karachi, Pakistan, near Hawke's Bay Beach.
Air Force Base
PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area ...
and
SITE
Site most often refers to:
* Archaeological site
* Campsite, a place used for overnight stay in an outdoor area
* Construction site
* Location, a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere
* Website, a set of related web pages, typical ...
.
Following is the list of four administrative towns of Keamari District.
*
Keamari Town
Keamari Town ( ur, ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union counc ...
*
Baldia Town
Baldia Town ( sd, بلدیا ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the western part of the city with a population of more than 830,000 as per the 2017 census. Baldia Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivid ...
*
Site Town
Site most often refers to:
* Archaeological site
* Campsite, a place used for overnight stay in an outdoor area
* Construction site
* Location, a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere
* Website, a set of related web pages, typically ...
*
Karachi Fish Harbour
Karachi Fish Harbour is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Over 90 percent of the Pakistan's fish and seafood catch and exports pass through the harbour.
In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. So Karachi Fish Harb ...
Kemari Town
*
Kemari Town
Keamari Town ( ur, ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union counc ...
Eight U.C.
Baldia Town
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Baldia Town
Baldia Town ( sd, بلدیا ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the western part of the city with a population of more than 830,000 as per the 2017 census. Baldia Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivid ...
Eight U.C.
Site Town
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Site Town
Site most often refers to:
* Archaeological site
* Campsite, a place used for overnight stay in an outdoor area
* Construction site
* Location, a point or an area on the Earth's surface or elsewhere
* Website, a set of related web pages, typically ...
Nine U.C.
Karachi Fish Harbour
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Karachi Fish Harbour
Karachi Fish Harbour is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Over 90 percent of the Pakistan's fish and seafood catch and exports pass through the harbour.
In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. So Karachi Fish Harb ...
See also
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Keamari Town
Keamari Town ( ur, ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union counc ...
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Keamari (locality)
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Keamari Sub-Division
Keamari ( sd, ڪياماڙي, ur, کیماڑی ) is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Keamari was originally an independent settlement that was built on a sandy ridge on the eastern side of Karachi Harbour.
History
Keamari was a l ...
References
Districts of Sindh
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Districts of Karachi