Gulshan District
Gulshan District
ضلع گلشن | |
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District | |
Karachi East | |
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Province | ![]() |
Division | Karachi |
Established | 1972 |
Re-established | 11 July 2011 |
Headquarters[1] | DC East office |
Towns |
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Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Altaf Sheikh[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,950,031 |
• Density | 28,000/km2 (74,000/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) (Urdu: ضلع گلشن ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East District to Gulshan District to align with its famous town name.[6]
History
[edit]The district was established in 1972.
The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four towns namely:
On 11 July 2015, the Sindh Government restored Karachi East District.[7]
In November 2013, three eastern towns of Karachi East District separated 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.[8][9][10]
In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town with 43 union councils and 172 wards respectively.[11]
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2017 census, Gulshan had a gender ratio of 908 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 76.00%: 78.26% for males and 73.49% for females. 22.85% (657,102) were under 10 years of age.[12] In 2023, the district had 665,452 households and a population of 3,950,031.[5]
The majority religion is Islam, with 95.05% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.1% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.57% of the population.[14]
At the time of the 2023 census, 48.98% of the population spoke Urdu, 12.81% Sindhi, 11.59% Pashto, 10.41% Punjabi, 5.92% Saraiki, 2.33% Hindko and 1.82% Balochi as their first language.[15]
Administrative Towns in Karachi East
[edit]Following is the list of administrative towns of Karachi East District.[16]
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Pakistan Quarters |
U.C. 2 Soldier Bazar |
U.C. 3 Patel Para |
U.C. 4 Jamshed Quarters |
U.C. 5 Martin Quarters |
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters |
U.C. 7 Bahadurabad |
U.C. 8 Delhi Mercantile |
U.C. 9 Tunisia Line |
U.C. 10 Jacob Lines |
U.C. 11 Behind Jacob Lines |
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society) |
U.C. 2 P.E.C.H.S. II |
U.C. 3 Mahmudabad |
U.C. 4 Manzoor Colony |
U.C. 5 Manzoor Colony-II |
U.C. 6 Jamshed Quarters |
U.C. 7 Akhtar Colony |
U.C. 8 Chanesar Goth |
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Al-Asif Square |
U.C. 2 New Quetta Town |
U.C. 3 Sukhiya Goth |
U.C. 4 Ayub Goth |
U.C. 5 Khadim Hussain Goth |
U.C. 6 Ahsanabad |
U.C. 7 Yousuf Shah Goth |
U.C. 8 Sabzi Mandi |
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Abbas Town |
U.C. 2 Gulzar-e-Hijri |
U.C. 3 Sachal Goth |
U.C. 4 Al-Azhar Garden |
U.C. 5 Johar Complex |
U.C. 6 Pehlwan Goth |
U.C. 7 Gulistan-e-Johar |
U.C. 8 Safari Park |
Union Council |
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U.C. 1 Essa Nagri |
U.C. 2 Hassan Square |
U.C. 3 Jamali Colony |
U.C. 4 Zia-ull-Haq Colony |
U.C. 5 New Dhoraji |
U.C. 6 Metroville-III |
U.C. 7 Shanti Nagar |
U.C. 8 National Stadium |
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List of Dehs
[edit]The following is a list of Karachi East District's dehs, organised by taluka:[17]
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal taluka (5 dehs)
- Dozan (P)
- Gujero (P)
- Okewari
- Safooran (P)
- Songal (P)
- Gulzar-e-Hijri taluka (5 dehs)
- Bitti Amri
- Dozan (P)
- Gujro-1
- Songal
- Thoming
Hospital and health care facilities
[edit]There are several healthcare facilities in the East District, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital[18] and Liaquat National Hospital.[19]
Education Center
[edit]There are several educational institutions in district east such as NED university of Engineering and Technology,[20] University of Karachi,[21] Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus) and many other big and small educational facilities.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner Karachi Division. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Division of UCs in Karachi - Notification" (PDF). lgdsindh.gov.pk. Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department - Government of Sindh. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Karachi to have 26 towns, 233 union bodies under Sindh LG Act". Business Recorder (newspaper). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "China always play key role in development, stability of Pakistan: Mayor Wahab". The Nation (newspaper). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Former UN staffer being tipped as PM's focal person for polio". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "District". www.kmc.gos.pk. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "District East may go for PTI as it did in last general elections". The News International (newspaper). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Cite error: The named reference "2023 census" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ Tahir Siddiqui (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - The Aga Khan Hospitals". www.agakhanhospitals.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College". www.lnh.edu.pk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Home | NED University of Engineering & Technology". www.neduet.edu.pk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Home". uok.edu.pk.
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