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Keamari District

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

Country Pakistan
Established2020; 6 years ago (2020)
Administration[1][2]DMC Keamari office
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
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Keamari District
ضلع کیماڑی
District of Sindh
Top: Keamari Boat Terminal
Bottom: Paradise Point
Etymology: District Karachi West
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
PrecededDistrict Karachi West (1972-2020)
HeadquartersBaldia Town
Established2020; 6 years ago (2020)
Administration[1][2]DMC Keamari office
Administrative Subdivisions
04
Government
[3]
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyDeputy Commissioner
 • Deputy CommissionerJunaid Iqbal Khan (MQM-P)
 • AdministratorIqbal Ahmed Mirani (MQM-P)[4]
 • ConstituensyNA-242 Karachi Keamari-I
NA-243 Karachi Keamari-II
Area
 • Total
559 km2 (216 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2023)[5]
 • Total
2,066,574
 • Density3,700.3/km2 (9,584/sq mi)
Literacy
[6]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    62.07%
  • Male:
    66.86%
  • Female:
    56.51%
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75700
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD
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Town Municipal Committee

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. Keamari District has three towns.[7][8][9][1][10][11]

History

Keamari District was created on 21 August 2020 after it was carved out of District West Karachi. Baldia Town, SITE Town, Mauripur Town and Keamari Town ended up being part of the newly created Keamari District. The 2023 Pakistani census recorded Keamari District's population as 2,066,574 (2 million). Keamari District was created after splitting Karachi West District in 2020.[12][13]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951_—    
1961_—    
1972_—    
1981_—    
1998_—    
20171,829,837—    
20232,066,574+2.05%
Sources:[14]
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As of the 2023 census, Keamari district has 319,121 households and a population of 2,068,451.[15] The district has a sex ratio of 113.75 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 62.07%: 66.86% for males and 56.51% for females.[5][16] 545,382 (26.39% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[17] The entire population lives in urban areas.[5]

Religion

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Religions in Keamari district (2023)[18]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.15%
Christianity
 
 1.27%
Hinduism
 
 0.49%
Other or not stated
 
 0.09%
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The majority religion is Islam, with 98.15% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% and Hinduism by 0.49% of the population.[18]

Languages

Languages of Keamari district (2023)[19]
  1. Pashto (33.1%)
  2. Urdu (22.1%)
  3. Punjabi (10.8%)
  4. Sindhi (9.30%)
  5. Hindko (7.75%)
  6. Balochi (7.10%)
  7. Saraiki (2.73%)
  8. Others (7.12%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 684,923 of the population spoke Pashto, 455,771 Urdu, 223,919 Punjabi, 192,220 Sindhi, 160,190 Hindko, 146,835 Balochi, 56,474 Saraiki and 147,242 others, of total 2,066,574 as their first language.[19]

Administration

Keamari district is divided into four subdivisions: Keamari (also called Harbour), Baldia, Mauripur, and SITE.[20]

Following is the list of four administrative sub-divisions (Tehsil) of Keamari District.[21][22][23]

List of the Towns with UC's

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# District Union Council Map
1 Keamari Town


2 Baldia Town


3 S.I.T.E. Town


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