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
 (2023)[5]
 • Total2,068,451
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)

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

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 286,606 households and a population of 1,829,837. Keamari had a sex ratio of 878 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.54%: 68.08% for males and 56.10% for females. 1,707,883 (93.34%) lived in urban areas. 474,012 (25.90%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 319,555 households and a population of 2,068,451.[5]

Religions in Keamari district (2017)[9]
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.[9]

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.[9]

Administration

Keamari district is divided into four subdivisions: Keamari (also called Harbour), Baldia, Mauripur and SITE.[10]

Following is the list of four administrative towns of Keamari District.[11][12][13]


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. 1 2 "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  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. 1 2 3 4 "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ↑ "Sindh govt notifies Keamari as 7th district of Karachi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  11. ↑ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  12. ↑ "Sindh govt decides to divide Karachi into seven districts". Dunya News. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  13. ↑ "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

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