Английская Википедия:Gulshan District
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Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) (Шаблон:Lang-ur) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
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.[1]
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.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census, Gulshan district had 498,183 households and a population of 2,875,315. 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. 657,102 (22.85%) were under 10 years of age.[6] In 2023, the district had 665,452 households and a population of 3,950,031.[7]
The majority religion is Islam, with 95.31% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 3.14% and Hinduism (including Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.38% of the population.
At the time of the 2017 census, 37.51% of the population spoke Urdu, 13.91% Pashto, 13.29% Punjabi, 11.55% Sindhi, 8.38% Saraiki, 3.29% Hindko and 2.34% Balochi as their first language.[6]
Administrative Towns in Karachi East
Following is the list of administrative towns of Karachi East District.[8]
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 |
List of Dehs
The following is a list of Karachi East District's dehs, organised by taluka:[9]
- 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
There are several healthcare facilities in the East District, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital[10] and Liaquat National Hospital.[11]
Education Center
There are several educational institutions in district east such as NED university of Engineering and Technology,[12] University of Karachi[13] & Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus) and many other big and small educational facilities.
See also
References
Шаблон:Districts of Sindh Шаблон:Authority control
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