Gulshan District
Gulshan District
ضلع گلشن | |
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District of Karachi | |
| Karachi East | |
Aziz Bhatti Park, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town | |
| Etymology: District East | |
Map of Gulshan District (Karachi East) | |
| Coordinates: 24°53′04″N 67°08′39″E / 24.8844°N 67.1443°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Karachi |
| Established | August 1972 |
| Abolished | August 2001 (CDGK) |
| Restored | 11 July 2011 |
| Headquarters | DC East office |
| Towns | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-235 Karachi East-I NA-236 Karachi East-II NA-237 Karachi East-III NA-238 Karachi East-IV |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Altaf Sheikh |
| Area | |
• Total | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 3,913,656 |
| • Density | 28,417/km2 (73,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75300 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| CNIC Code of Gulshan District | 42201-XXXXXXX-X |
| Website | www |
Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) (Urdu: ضلع گلشن ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division created in 1972. As of 2023 Pakistani census population of Gulshan District is 3.913,656.
In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East District to Gulshan District to align with its town name.