Korangi 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. Korangi District has four towns. • Shah Faisal Town • Landhi Town • Korangi Town • Model Colony Town, Karachi == History ==

The district was a part of District East in Karachi, which was divided in November 2013. The district is diverse with its population comprising Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi and other ethnicities. The district suffers from water crisis and contamination issues. A reverse osmosis plant was inaugurated in Union Council 35 of District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi on 6 March 2017. ==Demographics==

At the time of the 2017 census, Korangi had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.19%: 81.56% for males and 78.68% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 578,964 (22.46%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 493,504 households and a population of 3,127,976. Languages {{Pie chart At the time of the 2023 census, 2,204,623 (70.48%) of the population spoke Urdu, 298,075 (9.53%) Punjabi, 172,684 (5.52%) Sindhi, 134,924 (4.31%) Pashto, 85,428 (2.73%) Saraiki and 82,491 (2.64%) Hindko, 22,574 Balochi, 6,056 Kashmiri, 1,422 Brahui, 6,752 Shina, 6,924 Balti, 8,247 Mewati, 59 Kalasha, 800 Kohistani and 76,917 others, as their first language. Religions The majority religion is Islam, with 96.03% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.42% of the population. ==Administrative towns==

Korangi District has three administrative towns. === Korangi Town === === Landhi Town === ===Shah Faisal Town === === Model Colony Town === ==List of Dehs==

The following is a list of Korangi District's dehs, organised by taluka: • Shah Faisal taluka (2 dehs) • Drigh • Drigh Road • Model Colony taluka (2 dehs) • Mehran-II • Thano-II • Landhi taluka (2 dehs) • Phihai-II • Sahrafi-I • Korangi taluka (2 dehs) • Dih • Phihai-I == See also ==