Karachi South District

As per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Karachi South District has two towns. • Saddar Town • Lyari Town == History ==

Karachi South District is the economic backbone of the country. It has the Head Offices of many Corporations, Companies and Banks. The Chief Secretary House, Governor House, Chief Minister House, Commissioner House, Commissioner Office, Sindh Assembly, High Court, Embassies and Consulates of different countries and other government offices are also located there. The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into two towns namely: Jamshed Town, and Saddar Town. On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored Karachi South District. In November 2013, Jamshed Town was added into Karachi East District, after three eastern towns of that district split up to form a new district named Korangi. Now Karachi South comprise Saddar along with Clifton and Defence area. Karachi South is considered to be the most affluent area of the city. In 2022, it was divided into two towns namely Saddar Town and Lyari Town. In 2023, the Sindh Government renamed Karachi South District to Karachi District. ==Demographics==

As of the 2023 census, Karachi South district has 425,093 households and a population of 2,329,764. The district has a sex ratio of 114.00 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 78.57%: 80.76% for males and 76.05% for females. 487,047 (20.91% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in urban areas. The majority religion is Islam, with 93.85% of the population. Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 4.24% and Christianity by 1.65% of the population. ==Administrative Towns of Karachi District==

Following is the list of two administrative towns of Karachi District. === Saddar Town === === Lyari Town === ==See also==