Karachi West (District)

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Karachi West District
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Are
Seat : Karachi
Coordinates : 24 ° 53 '  N , 66 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 24 ° 52 '58 "  N , 66 ° 58' 29"  E
Area : 481 km²
 
Residents : 3,914,757 (2017)
Population density : 8,139 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
 
Website :
Map of Pakistan, position of Karachi West district highlighted
Administrative division of Karachi

Karachi West District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Sindh Province . The district forms part of the city of Karachi and consists of the districts Lyari , Baldia , Kiamari , Orange Town and SITE Town .

The district has an area of ​​481 km² and according to the 2017 census 3,914,757 inhabitants. The population density is 8139 inhabitants / km².

location

The district is located in the south of Sindh Province, which is located in southeastern Pakistan. It forms the western part of the mega city of Karachi

history

In 2000 the district was abolished and Karachi became a single district of Sindh. On July 11, 2011, the Sindh government restored the Karachi West district.

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017 the population grew by 3.35% annually. There are 2,065,847 men, 1,848,553 women and 223 transgender people in 634,459 households , which results in a gender ratio of 111.8 men per 100 women, which is a common surplus for Pakistan.

year population
1998 2,089,509
2017 3,914,757

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  2. Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .
  3. ^ Saeed Abbasi: Karachi's district status restored, notification issued. In: The News Tribe. July 10, 2011, Retrieved June 3, 2019 (American English).