Korangi Town
Korangi | |
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Town | |
Union councils of Korangi Town | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
City District | Karachi |
Established | 14 August 2001 |
Union Councils | |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Nazim | Muhammad Arif Khan |
• Naib Nazim | Muhammad Asghar Qureshi |
• Municipal Officer | Dr. Mukhtar |
Population (1998) | |
• Total | 546,504 |
Office Location | ST1/3 Sector 4/B.Korangi 2½, Karachi. |
Website | Korangi Town Page |
Korangi (Sindhi: ڪورنگي Urdu: کورنگي )is a town in the Karachi district of Pakistan.[1] It attained the status of a town following a local government reorganisation in 2000.[2] The town houses mixed population of Sindhi, Urdu speaking Muhajir, Pashtuns and Gilgiti & Balti people. A large number of the illegal migrants of Bihari, Bengali and Burmese origin also inhabit the town.
Neighbourhoods of Korangi Town
Note: The town of Korangi should not be confused with Korangi neighbourhood in neighbouring Landhi Town.
- Bilal Colony
- Chakra Goth
- Gulzar Colony
- Hasrat Mohani Colony
- Hundred Quarters
- Allahwala Town
- Gulshan-e-Mehran
- Korangi Sector 33
- Mustafa Taj Colony
- Nasir Colony
- Zaman Town
- Bhittai Colony
- Qayyumabad
See also
- City District Government Karachi
- Korangi Creek Cantonment
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Korangi Town". Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "History". Retrieved 23 August 2010.
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