Nazimabad District ( ur, ), formerly ''Karachi Central District'', is an administrative district of Karachi Division in

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.

History

The district was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town. On 11 July 2011, the Government of Sindh restored Karachi Central District again. 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 namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town,

Nazimabad Town Nazimabad Town ( ur, ) is an administrative subdivision within Karachi, Pakistan that lies in the northern part of the city. It is named after the suburb of Nazimabad Nazimabad ( ur, , sd, نئون ناظم آباد) is a suburb of Karachi, ...

, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town respectively. In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi Central District to

Nazimabad Nazimabad ( ur, , sd, نئون ناظم آباد) is a suburb of Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in 1952, and is named after the second Governor General of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin. History Before the independence of Pakistan, the area ...

District to align with its famous town name.

Union committees

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.

Gulberg Town

Liaquatabad Town

Nazimabad Town

New Karachi Town

North Nazimabad Town

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Nazimabad had a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 627,927 (21.13%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 652,776 households and a population of 3,822,325. The majority religion is Islam, with 98.33% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% of the population. At the time of the 2023 census, 80.2% of the population spoke Urdu, 4.04%

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

, 4.65% Pashto, 3.88% Saraiki and 2.22% Sindhi as their first language.

References

{{Authority control Districts of Sindh Districts of Karachi