Karachi East District
Karachi East District (Sindhi: ڪراچي اوڀر ضلعو Urdu: ضلع کراچی شرقی ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the eastern part of Karachi.
The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four towns namely: Gulshan Town, Korangi Town, Landhi Town and Shah Faisal Town.
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again Karachi East District.[1]
In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District split up to form a new District named Korangi also Jamshed Town of Karachi South District was added into this district. Now Karachi East comprises two towns: Jamshed and Gulshan. [2][3][4]
Sindhi people form majority in the town followed by the Baloch, Pashtun, Muhajir, Punjabi and others.
Administrative Towns in Karachi East
Following is the list of two administrative towns of Karachi East District.[5]
Jamshed Town
| Union Council |
|
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 Akhtar Colony | |
| U.C. 2 Manzoor Colony | |
| U.C. 3 Azam Basti | |
| U.C. 4 Chanesar Goth | |
| U.C. 5 Mahmudabad | |
| U.C. 6 P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society) | |
| U.C. 7 P.E.C.H.S. II | |
| U.C. 8 Jut Line | |
| U.C. 9 Central Jacob Lines | |
| U.C. 10 Jamshed Quarters | |
| U.C. 11 Garden East | |
| U.C. 12 Soldier Bazar | |
| U.C. 13 Pakistan Quarters | |
Gulshan Town
| Union Council |
|
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 Delhi Mercantile Society | |
| U.C. 2 Civic Centre | |
| U.C. 3 Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony | |
| U.C. 4 Essa Nagri | |
| U.C. 5 Gulshan-e-Iqbal | |
| U.C. 6 Gillani Railway Station | |
| U.C. 7 Shanti Nagar | |
| U.C. 8 Jamali Colony | |
| U.C. 9 Gulshan-e-Iqbal II | |
| U.C. 10 Pehlwan Goth | |
| U.C. 11 Matrovil Colony | |
| U.C. 12 Gulzar-e-Hijri | |
| U.C. 13 Safooran Goth | |
References
- ↑ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ↑ dawn.com, Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi
- ↑ The News, Korangi made sixth district of Karachi
- ↑ Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website
- ↑ Districts in Karachi
Coordinates: 24°53′04″N 67°08′39″E / 24.8844°N 67.1443°E
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