Korangi

Korangi

Korangi

Neighborhood of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

This article is about the neighbourhood in Korangi District, Pakistan. For the village in Andhra Pradesh, India also known as Korangi, see Coringa, East Godavari district. For other uses, see Korangi (disambiguation).

Korangi (Urdu: کورنگی ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Korangi District, Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2][3] Korangi District has three administrative towns.[4]

Korangi is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, north of the Malir River. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north, Bin Qasim Town and Landhi Town to the east and south, Korangi Creek Cantonment to the southwest, and Jamshed Town to the west across the Malir River. Many hospitals are located in the area including; Indus Hospital, Chiniot Hospital, East-Side Hospital, Rahmatullah Benevolent Eye Hospital Korangi 2½, Chiniot General Hospital Korangi 2, Govt. Hospital Korangi 5, and Doctor Sultan Hospital Korangi 4.[2][3]

Korangi is a town having markets at Korangi 2,4,6 and mobile market at Korangi 4. Some famous schools are Nasra School, the Educators, the Smart School, Sarfraz Pilot School, Habib Academy, Modern English School, White Rose School, and many more. Some sports ground including Nasim Hameed Sports Complex at Korangi 5 are the progressive part of Korangi. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 800,000 in 2012.[2][3]

History

Korangi Township was established in 1959.[5][6]

Korangi Industrial Area

The Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) is one of the largest industrial areas in Pakistan. Getz Pharma, Indus Pharma, Martin Dow. AGI, AGM, Afroze Chemicals, Abbotte Pharma are famous industries.[7] The Karachi Electric Supply Company’s (K-E) 220 MW Korangi Combined Cycle Power Plant is also located at Korangi Industrial Area.[8]

Demographics

There are several ethnic groups in Korangi including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Hazara Hindko Speaking Balochis, Memons, Bengali, Gilgiti, Balti, Tamils, Hindus, and Christians. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 550,000 in 1998, 800,000 in 2010. A new bridge (2009) at the Drigh Road connects Korangi with Shahrah-e-Faisal.[9]

Korangi Creek

On the eastern side of Karachi—between Karachi and Keti Bandar - the area extending from Korangi to Rehri Creek at the north-eastern side is known as the Korangi Creek which further extends to Phitti, Gizri, Khuddi, Khai, Pitiani, Dobbo, Sisa, Hajamro, Turshian and Khobar creeks. Korangi – Phitti is an area of about 64,000 hectares which is just over one-tenth of the tidal area of the Indus River Delta. It comprises dense mangroves and tidal creeks, mud flats, and sand. The distance between Bundal to Gharo, the farthest end is about 32 miles.[10]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Landhi Town - Government of Karachi Archived February 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi". The News.
  4. [4]
    "Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. [5]
    Salman, Peerzada (2 April 2018). "This week 50 years ago: Rise in Landhi, Korangi population and heatwave". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. [6]
    Daechsel, Markus (January 2011). "Sovereignty, Governmentality and Development in Ayub's Pakistan: the Case of Korangi Township*". Modern Asian Studies. 45 (1): 131–157. doi:10.1017/S0026749X1000034X. ISSN 1469-8099. S2CID 144915390.
  7. [7]
    "Gul Ahmed's plant gets extension". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. [8]
    220MW power plant inaugurated Archived February 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  9. [9]
    District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings.
  10. [10]
    Ilyas, Faiza (11 October 2020). "Twin islands along Karachi's coast are not viable for development". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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