| Orangi District | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Karachi Division |
| Etymology: | District Karachi West |
| Motto: | Determination, Diligence, Developing |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karachi Division |
| Subdivision Type3: | Established |
| Subdivision Type4: | Headquarters |
| Subdivision Name4: | Orangi |
| Established Title: | Abolished |
| Established Date: | (CDGK) |
| Established Title2: | Restored |
| Founder: | Mumtaz Bhutto (Chief Minister) |
| Seat Type: | Administration[1] |
| Parts Type: | Administrative Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | coll,para |
| Parts: | 03 |
| P1: | Manghopir Town Mominabad Town Orangi Town |
| Seat: | DMC West |
| Government Footnotes: | [2] |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Governing Body: | Government of Karachi |
| Leader Title: | Constituensy |
| Leader Name: | NA-244 Karachi West-I NA-245 Karachi West-II NA-246 Karachi West-III |
| Leader Title1: | Commissioner Karachi Division |
| Leader Name1: | Syed Hassan Ali Naqvi |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Commissioner Orangi District |
| Leader Name2: | Ahmed Ali Siddiqui |
| Leader Title3: | Additional Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name3: | Zahid Ali Bhatti |
| Leader Title4: | CNIC Code |
| Leader Name4: | 42401 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 370 |
| Elevation Max M: | 528 |
| Elevation Min M: | 28 |
| Elevation M: | 58 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population As Of: | 2023 Pakistani census |
| Population Total: | 2,679,380 |
| Population Density Km2: | 7241.57 |
| Population Urban: | 2,430,428 |
| Population Rural: | 248,952 |
| Population Demonym: | Karachiite |
| Timezone1: | PKT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | DST is not observed |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 75800 |
| Area Code Type: | NWD (area) code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
| Iso Code: | PK-SD |
| Blank2 Info: | 42401-XXXXXXX-X |
| Blank2 Name: | CNIC Code of Orangi District |
| Blank Name: | Motorways & Minor Arterial Roads |
| Blank Info: | & Manghopir Road Shahrah-e-Qaddafi Northern Bypass - Orangi Link Road New Karachi - Orangi Link Road Khwaja Shamsuuddin Azeemi Road Hub Dam Road |
Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District), (ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع اورنگی) also (Karachi Gharbi کراچی غربی) is an administrative district of Karachi Division, created in 1972. It is located in the western part of Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan with a population of 2.67 million. Orangi District consists of three administrative towns namely Manghopir Town, Mominabad Town & Orangi Town.
Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District) was created in 1972 as a district of Karachi Division. The District was abolished in 2000 by City District Government Karachi. The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new City District Government Karachi with eighteen autonomous constituent towns as a result Karachi West District was divided into five towns namely:
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi West District.[4]
Lyari Town became part of Karachi South District in 2015. New subdivisions Manghopir and Mominabad were added to Karachi West District.
In 2020, Keamari District was carved out from Karachi West District. This resulted in Baldia Town, Keamari Town, Mauripur Town and SITE Town becoming being part of Keamari District.[5] [6] [7]
As of 2023, Sindh Government renamed Karachi West District to its famous town name Orangi District.
In the 2023 Pakistani census, the district had a population of 2.67 millions (total 2,679,380) consists of 1,415,430 males & females 1,263,753.
Languages
| Language | Rank | 2023 census[8] | Speakers | 2017 census (Keamari District excluded) | Speakers | Growth rate (2017-2023) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 1 | 55.4% | 1,484,395 | 50.27% | 1,044,223 | 11% | |
| Pashto | 2 | 24.37% | 653,129 | 26.19% | 544,054 | 7% | |
| Punjabi | 3 | 4.87% | 130,596 | 6.13% | 127,352 | 20% | |
| Sindhi | 4 | 3.87% | 103,826 | 3.57% | 74,226 | 8% | |
| Saraiki | 5 | 3.46% | 92,741 | 3.82% | 79,547 | 9% | |
| Balochi | 6 | 2.74% | 73,542 | 2.70% | 56,189 | 1.5% | |
| Hindko | 7 | 2.38% | 64,030 | 1.61% | 33,547 | 48% | |
| Others | 8 | 2.87% | 77,121 | 2.60% | 54,077 | 10% | |
| All | 9 | 100% | 2,679,380 | 100% | 2,077,228 | 29% |
At the time of the 2023 Pakistani census, 1,484,395 spoke Urdu, 653,129 Pashto, 130,596 Punjabi, 103,826 Sindhi, 92,741 Saraiki, 73,542 Balochi, 64,030 Hindko, 5,434 Kashmiri, 19,374 Brahui, 772 Shina, 1,765 Balti, 6,714 Mewati, 131 Kalasha, 2,058 Koshistani, 40,873 others, as their first language.[9]
Religion
The majority religion is Islam, with 2,619,785 of the population. Christianity 50,192, Hindus 7,744, Ahmadiyya 361, Schedule castes 105, Sikhs 603, Parsis 222 & others 368.[10]
Orangi District is located in the north-west part of Karachi Division. North border of Orangi District is with Gadap Town of Malir District, East border of Orangi District is with New Karachi Town & North Nazimabad Town of Nazimabad District, West border of Orangi District is with Mauripur Town of Keamari District, south-west border is with Baldia Town of Kaeamari District, south-east border is with SITE Town of Keamari District.
Following is the list of three administrative towns of Orangi District Karachi.