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,

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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

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, 14.80%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' 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,

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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. Kemari Boat Basin, Karachi and Sydenham Passenger Pavilion

Baldia Town

Eight U.C.

Site Town

Nine U.C.

Karachi Fish Harbour

References

Districts of Sindh {{Sindh-geo-stub Districts of Karachi