Keamari District

Keamari District (Urdu: ضلع کیماڑی is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.

Keamari District
ضلع کیماڑی
ڪياماڙي ضلعو‎‎
District of Sindh
Top: Keamari Boat Terminal
Bottom: Paradise Point
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
Established2020
Headquarters[1]DMC Keamari office
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyDMC Keamari
 • Deputy CommissionerMukhtiar Ali Abro[3]
 • AdministratorIqbal Ahmed Mirani[4]
Area
 • Total559 km2 (216 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[5]
 • Total1,829,837
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)

History

Keamari District was created after splitting Karachi West District in 2020.[6][7][8]

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Keamari district had a population of 1,829,837, of which 974,232 were males and 855,383 females. The rural population was 121,954 (6.66%) and urban 1,707,883 (93.34%). The literacy rate is 62.54%: 68.08% for males and 56.10% for females.[5]

Religions in Keamari district (2017)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.08%
Christianity
 
 1.36%
Hinduism
 
 0.52%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.08% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.36% and Hinduism by 0.52% of the population.[5]

Languages of Keamari district (2017)

  Pashto (33.57%)
  Urdu (14.80%)
  Punjabi (12.98%)
  Sindhi (10.63%)
  Hindko (9.08%)
  Balochi (7.25%)
  Saraiki (3.82%)
  Others (7.87%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 33.57% of the population spoke Pashto, 14.80% Urdu, 12.98% Punjabi, 10.63% Sindhi, 9.08% Hindko, 7.25% Balochi, 3.82% Saraiki as their first language.[5]

Administration

Keamari district is divided into four subdivisions: Keamari (also called Harbour), Baldia, Mauripur and SITE.[9]

Following is the list of four administrative towns of Keamari District.[10][11][12]


Kemari Town
Union Council


U.C. 1 Bhutta Village
U.C. 2 Sikanderabad + Sultanabad
U.C. 3 Kiamari
U.C. 4 Baba Bhit
U.C. 5 Machar Colony
U.C. 6 Maripur
U.C. 7 SherShah
U.C. 8 Gabo Pat


Eight U.C.


Boating Harbour of Kemari


Baldia Town
Union Council


U.C. 1 Gulshan-e-Ghazi
U.C. 2 Ittehad Town
U.C. 3 Islam Nagar
U.C. 4 Nai Abadi
U.C. 5 Saeedabad
U.C. 6 Muslim Mujahid Colony
U.C. 7 Muhajir Camp
U.C. 8 Rasheedabad


Eight U.C.


Site Town
Union Council


U.C. 1 Pak Colony
U.C. 2 Old Golimar
U.C. 3 Jahanabad
U.C. 4 Metrovil
U.C. 5 Bhawani Chali
U.C. 6 Frontier Colony
U.C. 7 Banaras Colony
U.C. 8 Qasba Colony
U.C. 9 Islamia Colony


Nine U.C.

Karachi Fish Harbour

See also

References
  1. "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner, Karachi Division.
  2. "SINDH GOVT ESTABLISHES DMC IN KARACHI'S KEAMARI DISTRICT". ARY News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. "Illegalities come to light as probe into Karachi's Shershah blast begins". Dawn (newspaper). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. "CM Advisor, Administrator Keamari Visit Sindhi Muhalla". UrduPoint. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. "District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
  6. ABDULLAH ZAFAR (21 August 2020). "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. "Sindh Cabinet Approves Formation Of Kemari District In Karachi". 92newshd.tv. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ریاض سہیل (20 August 2020). "کیماڑی: کراچی میں نئے ضلعے کے قیام کی منظوری، اس کی ضرورت کیوں پیش آئی؟". bbc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. "Sindh govt notifies Keamari as 7th district of Karachi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  10. "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  11. "Sindh govt decides to divide Karachi into seven districts". Dunya News. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  12. "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

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