Korangi Town
Korangi Town
کورنگی ٹاؤن | |
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Aerial view of (Ibrahim Hyderi) | |
Korangi Town Map | |
| Town Chairman | Muhammad Naeem Sheikh |
| District | Korangi District |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Province | Sindh |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Established | 1972 |
| Town status | 14 August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 11 July 2011 |
| Part of District Karachi East | (1972-2013) |
| Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 11
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| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-234 Karachi Korangi-III |
| Area | |
• Total | 59 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,362,998 |
| • Density | 23,118.51/km2 (59,876.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 74900 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Korangi Town (Urdu: کورنگی ٹاؤن) is an administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan. It lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Korangi Subdivision is 1,362,998 (1.3 million).