Korangi Town ( sd, ڪورنگي ur, ) lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of
Korangi
Korangi ( ur, ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Korangi District, Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of
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 t ...
, before Korangi District was formed."Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" ''The News''.
History
The federal government under introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (
administrative divisions
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
) and replaced it with the fourth tier (
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Korangi Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation () is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan.
History
1852
Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Kara ...
system was reintroduced. In 2015, Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East, before it was made part of Korangi District.
Hospital and Healthcare
*
Creek General Hospital
A creek in North America and elsewhere, such as Australia, is a stream that is usually smaller than a river. In the British Isles it is a small tidal inlet.
Creek may also refer to:
People
* Creek people, also known as Muscogee, Native Americans
...
* Indus Hospital
* LRBT Free Tertiary Eye Hospital Korangi
* Sultan General Hospital Korangi
* Chiniot General Hospital Korangi
Universities
*
United Medical & Dental College
United Medical and Dental College (UMDC) ( ur, ) is a medical college located in Karachi, Pakistan. The college gives admission to 100 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery & Medicine students each year. It has three affiliated hospitals l ...
* Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law
Neighbourhoods of Korangi Town
''Note:'' The town of Korangi should not be confused with
Korangi
Korangi ( ur, ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Korangi District, Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Landhi Town.
See also
*
Korangi
Korangi ( ur, ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Korangi District, Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Korangi District
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Korangi J Area
Korangi J-area, Korangi, Sindh - South is located in Pakistan. Its zip code is 75900.
Address and Postcode
Title :
Korangi J-area, Korangi, Sindh - South
City :
Korangi J-area
Region 2 :
Korangi
Region 1 :
Sindh - South
Country :
Pakistan (PK)
Po ...
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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 Kara ...
Korangi (disambiguation) Korangi is a human settlement in Sindh, Pakistan.
Korangi may also refer to:
In Pakistan
* Korangi Creek Cantonment, a cantonment in Pakistan.
*Korangi Creek Industrial Park, an industrial park in Pakistan
* Korangi District, an administrative uni ...
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Korangi railway station
Korangi railway station
( ur, , Sindhi: ڪورنگي ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Pakistan.
See also
* List of railway stations in Pakistan
* Pakistan Railways
*Korangi
Korangi ( ur, ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Korangi D ...