Korangi ( ur, ) is one of the neighbourhoods of

Korangi District Korangi District ( ur, ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi last modified in 2013, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. Map of Karachi Division History The district was a part of District East in Karac ...

Landhi Town Landhi Town ( ur, ) was a Karachi borough in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001 as part oThe Local Government Ordinance 2001 and was subdivided into 9 union councils. The t ...

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

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 ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

."Korangi made sixth district of Karachi"
''The News''. Korangi District has three administrative towns. Korangi is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, north of the Malir River. It is bordered by

Faisal Cantonment The Faisal Cantonment ( ur, )is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as an Airforce base and residential establishment. PAF Base established in 1925, as a strategically important British Royal Air force ...

and

Shah Faisal Town Shah Faisal Town ( sd, شاہ فیصل ٽائون ur, ), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony. History Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdi ...

to the north,

Bin Qasim Town Bin Qasim Town ( sd, بن قاسم ٽائون, ur, ) is a Constituent Town of Karachi, lying on the eastern part of the city, north of Port Qasim. Bin Qasim Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subd ...

and

to the east and south,

Korangi Creek Cantonment Korangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment ( ur, کورنگی کریک چھاؤنی ) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the B ...

to the southwest, and

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 Mali ...

to the west across the

Malir River Malir River ( ur, دریائے ملیر) is a seasonal river located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It passes through the city of Karachi from the northeast, through the center, and drains into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the two rivers passing thro ...

. Many hospitals are located in the area including; Indus Hospital, Chiniot Hospital, East-Side Hospital, Rahmatullah Benevolent Eye Hospital Korangi 2½,

Chiniot General Hospital Chiniot General Hospital (CGH) located in Korangi Town, Karachi, Pakistan is a project of Chiniot Anjuman Islamia. Recognized hospital Chiniot General Hospital, Karachi is recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. Ov ...

Korangi 2, Govt. Hospital Korangi 5, and Doctor Sultan Hospital Korangi 4. Korangi is a town having markets at Korangi 2,4,6 and mobile market at Korangi 4. Some famous schools are Nasra School, the Educators, the Smart School, Sarfraz Pilot School, Habib Academy, Modern English School, White Rose School, and many more. Some sports ground including Nasim Hameed Sports Complex at Korangi 5 are the progressive part of Korangi. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 800,000 in 2012.

History

Korangi Township was established in 1959.

Korangi Industrial Area

The

Korangi Industrial Area Korangi District ( ur, ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi last modified in 2013, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. Map of Karachi Division History The district was a part of District East in Karac ...

(KIA) is one of the largest industrial areas in Pakistan. Getz Pharma, Indus Pharma, Martin Dow. AGI, AGM, Afroze Chemicals, Abbotte Pharma are famous industries. The

Karachi Electric Supply Company Electric (KE) ( ur, ) (formerly known as Karachi Electric Supply Company / Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited) is a Pakistani investor-owned utility company based in Karachi. K-Electric is a privately owned and vertically-integrated e ...

’s (K-E) 220 MW

Korangi Combined Cycle Power Plant Pakistan has a total installed power generation capacity of 43,775 MW as on 30 June 2022. Which includes 26,683 MW thermal, 10,635 MW hydroelectric, 1,838 MW wind, 530 MW solar, 369 MW bagasse and 3,620 MW nuclear. Thermal In service Currentl ...

is also located at Korangi Industrial Area.

Demographics

There are several ethnic groups in Korangi including Muhajirs,

Sindhis Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, man ...

Punjabis The Punjabis ( Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Panjābīs), are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. The ...

Kashmiris Kashmiris are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Kashmiri language, living mostly, but not exclusively, in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India.(a) (subscriptio ...

Seraikis The Saraikis ( skr, ), are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group inhabiting parts of central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily in the southern part of the Pakistani province of Punjab They are mainly found in a region of southern Punjab known ...

Pakhtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

, Hazara

Hindko Speaking Hindko (, romanized: , ) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several areas in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punj ...

Balochis The Baloch or Baluch ( bal, بلۏچ, Balòc) are an Iranian people who live mainly in the Balochistan region, located at the southeasternmost edge of the Iranian plateau, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. There ar ...

Memons The Memon are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that originated in the Sindh region of Pakistan. The majority of the Memon people around the world follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. The Memon people have cultural similarities with the Khoja, Khat ...

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, Gilgiti, Balti,

Tamils The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar ( ta, தமிழர், Tamiḻar, translit-std=ISO, in the singular or ta, தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, translit-std=ISO, label=none, in the plural), or simply Tamils (), are a Drav ...

, Hindus, and

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 550,000 in 1998, 800,000 in 2010. A new bridge (2009) at the Drigh Road connects Korangi with

Shahrah-e-Faisal Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi that runs , from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International Airport, where it becomes N-5 National Highway.

Korangi Creek

On the eastern side of

—between Karachi and

Keti Bandar The Keti Bandar Port ( ur, ) is a port on the Arabian Sea, in the Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. The port was built on the remains of the older seaport of Debal where Muhammad bin Qasim and his army arrived from Iraq. Keti Bandar is approxima ...

- the area extending from Korangi to

Rehri Creek Rehri or Rehri Goth (Urdu: ریڑھی), is a residential neighborhood, a part of Bin Qasim Town, which was disbanded in 2011 but later restored in 2022. Rehri is located on the Arabian Sea coast and has a large community of fishermen. There ar ...

at the north-eastern side is known as the

Korangi Creek Korangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment ( ur, کورنگی کریک چھاؤنی ) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the B ...

which further extends to

Phitti Phitti is a type of leavened bread baked by Hunzakut People of Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Preparation involves mixing flour with water, salt, butter and yeast. Other ingredients such as milk can be added depending on personal taste. T ...

Gizri Gizri is one of the neighborhoods of Clifton Cantonment in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. One of the oldest neighborhoods of Karachi was considered as Fishermen Village. There's still a small number of fisher live here who speak Bravhi & ...

, Khuddi,

Khai Khai is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fif ...

, Pitiani, Dobbo, Sisa, Hajamro, Turshian and

Khobar Khobar ( ar, ٱلْخُبَر, translit=al-Khobar) is a city and governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, situated on the coast of the Persian Gulf. With a population of 457,748 as of 2017, Khobar is part of the 'Triple ...

creeks. Korangi – Phitti is an area of about 64,000 hectares which is just over one-tenth of the tidal area of the

Indus River Delta The Indus River Delta ( ur, سندھ ڈیلٹا, sd, سنڌو ٽِڪور), forms where the Indus River flows into the Arabian Sea, mostly in the southern Sindh province of Pakistan with a small portion in the Kutch Region of India. The delta co ...

. It comprises dense

mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evoluti ...

s and tidal creeks, mud flats, and sand. The distance between Bundal to

Gharo Gharo ( sd, گھارو ') is a Town located in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. Its population is about 2.000 families in 2017. It has large bazar for shopping of local communities, sits on the delta of the Indus River, its economy is based on ...

, the farthest end is about 32 miles.

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