| Karachi Division | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | Urdu |
| Settlement Type: | Division |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 24.9059°N 67.0805°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karachi |
| Government Type: | Divisional Administration |
| Leader Title: | Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Syed Hassan Naqvi |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor Karachi |
| Leader Name1: | Murtaza Wahab |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | coll,para |
| Parts: | 07 |
| P1: | Gulshan District Karachi District Keamari District Korangi District Malir District Nazimabad District Orangi District |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,527 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Avg. Household size |
| Population Blank1: | 5.9 |
| Population Note: | combined population of all districts |
| Demographics Type1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy rate |
| Population Total: | 20,382,881 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 18,868,021 (92.57%) |
| Population Rural: | 1,514,860 |
| Postal Code: | 74XXX–75XXX |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
| Iso Code: | PK-SD |
| Timezone1: | PKT |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Founder: | Ayub Khan |
Karachi Division (ur|{{Nastaliq|کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan created in December 1960. There are seven districts in Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Karachi Division is 20,382,881 (20 million).
The East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843 and created Karachi District.
In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district from Kalat division and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
In 1972, Lasbela district transferred back to Kalat division and Karachi district divided into three districts; East, West and South.
In 1996, two more districts Central and Malir was created in Karachi division.
The Karachi Division was abolished in 2001 and five districts of Karachi were merged in City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided in 18 towns and 178 union councils.[3] Commissioner Karachi division was made DCO City District government Karachi.
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored five districts of Karachi division.[4]
In November 2013, a new district (sixth), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East.[5] [6]
In August 2020, Sindh cabinet approved formation of the seventh district in Karachi—Keamari District, which was formed by splitting District West.[7] [8]
Recently, the Sindh government renamed the four existing districts to their famous areas names.
| Old names | New names |
|---|---|
| Karachi South District | Karachi District |
| Karachi Central District | Nazimabad District |
| Karachi East District | Gulshan District |
| Karachi West District | Orangi District |
Currently, the Sindh government is planning to create Bin Qasim district after bifurcating Malir district.
In the 2023 Pakistani census, Karachi Division had a population of 20.3 millions (total 20,357,474) consists of 10,787,338 males & females 9,567,463.
Languages
| Language | Rank | 2023 census[9] | Speakers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 50.67% | 10,315,905 | |
| Pashto | 2 | 13.51% | 2,752,148 | |
| Sindhi | 3 | 11.12% | 2,264,189 | |
| Punjabi | 4 | 8.08% | 1,645,282 | |
| Balochi | 5 | 3.97% | 808,352 | |
| Saraiki | 6 | 3.70% | 753,903 | |
| Hindko | 7 | 3.21% | 653,727 | |
| Others | 8 | 5.71% | 1,163,968 | |
| All | 9 | 100% | 20,357,474 |
At the time of the 2023 Pakistani census, 10,315,905 spoke Urdu, 2,752,148 Pashto, 1,645,282 Punjabi, 2,264,189 Sindhi, 753,903 Saraiki, 808,352 Balochi, 653,727 Hindko, 50,982 Kashmiri, 75,993 Brahui, 21,860 Shina, 26,906 Balti, 30,375 Mewati, 614 Kalasha, 14,073 Koshistani, 943,165 others, as their first language of total 20,357,474.[10]
| District | Headquarter | Area(km²)[11] | Pop.(2023) | Density(ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate(2023) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazimabad District | North Nazimabad | 69 | 3,822,325 | 55,838.8 | 83.55% | |
| 2 | Gulshan District | Gulshan e Iqbal | 139 | 3,921,742 | 28,220.1 | 80.07% | |
| 3 | Karachi District | Saddar Karachi | 122 | 2,329,764 | 19,104.6 | 78.57% | |
| 4 | Orangi District | Orangi Town | 370 | 2,679,380 | 7,238.1 | 67.43% | |
| 5 | Keamari | Moriro Mirbahar | 559 | 2,068,451 | 3,699.8 | 62.07% | |
| 6 | Korangi | Korangi | 108 | 3,128,971 | 28,968.8 | 79.86% | |
| 7 | Malir | Malir | 2,160 | 2,432,248 | 1,126.8 | 63.14% |
| Tehsil | Area(km²)[12] | Pop.(2023) | Density(ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate(2023) | Districts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulberg Town | 14 | 613,724 | 43,837.43 | Karachi Central District | |
| 2 | Liaquatabad Town | 6 | 547,706 | 91,284.33 | ||
| 3 | New Karachi Town | 18 | 1,165,742 | 64,763.44 | ||
| 4 | North Nazimabad Town | 23 | 922,413 | 40,104.91 | ||
| 5 | Nazimabad | 8 | 572,740 | 71,592.50 | ||
| 6 | North Karachi | |||||
| 7 | Gulistan-e-Jouhar (G-E-J) | Karachi East District | ||||
| 8 | Gulshan Town | |||||
| 9 | Jamshed Town | 11 | 656,014 | 59,637.64 | ||
| 10 | Ferozabad | 20 | 1,167,692 | 58,384.60 | ||
| 11 | Gulshan-E-Iqbal | 29 | 979,502 | 33,775.93 | ||
| 12 | Gulzar-E-Hijri | 79 | 1,118,534 | 14,158.66 | ||
| 13 | Lyari Town | 6 | 949,878 | 158,313.00 | Karachi South District | |
| 14 | Saddar Town | 35 | 159,363 | 4,553.23 | ||
| 15 | Aram Bagh | 4 | 237,224 | 59,306.00 | ||
| 16 | Civil Line | 73 | 480,480 | 6,581.92 | ||
| 17 | Garden | 4 | 502,819 | 125,704.75 | ||
| 18 | Orangi Town | 9 | 596,919 | 66,324.33 | Karachi West District | |
| 19 | Manghopir | 342 | 1,081,753 | 3,163.02 | ||
| 20 | Maripur | 450 | 218,933 | 486.52 | ||
| 21 | Mominabad | 19 | 1,000,708 | 52,668.84 | ||
| 22 | Ittehad Town | |||||
| 23 | Baldia Town | |||||
| 24 | Korangi Town | 59 | 1,363,992 | 23,118.51 | Korangi District | |
| 25 | Landhi Town | 19 | 681,294 | 35,857.58 | ||
| 26 | Shah Faisal Town | 21 | 641,894 | 30,566.38 | ||
| 27 | Model Colony | 9 | 441,791 | 49,087.89 | ||
| 28 | Bin Qasim Town | 447 | 322,915 | 722.4 | Malir District | |
| 29 | Gadap Town | 1,104 | 100,351 | 90.9 | ||
| 30 | Malir Town | |||||
| 31 | Jinnah | |||||
| 32 | Ibrahim Hyderi | 97 | 1,341,638 | 13,831.32 | ||
| 33 | Murad Memon | 195 | 376,987 | 1,933.27 | ||
| 34 | Shah Murad | 276 | 35,987 | 130.39 | ||
| 35 | Keamari Town | 50 | 451,801 | 9,036.02 | Keamari District | |
| 36 | Baldia Town | 34 | 948,597 | 27,899.91 | ||
| 37 | S.I.T.E. Town | 25 | 449,120 | 17,964.80 | ||
| 38 | Karachi Fish Harbour |