Korangi
Korangi (Urdu: کورنگی ) is a neighborhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan located within Korangi District and Landhi Town.[1][2][3] The district is administratively divided into three towns.[4]
Location
[edit]Korangi, in eastern Karachi, is situated east and south 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..[2][3]
Facilities
[edit]Korangi is home to several hospitals, including Indus Hospital, Chiniot Hospital, East-Side Hospital, Rahmatullah Benevolent Eye Hospital (Korangi 2½), Chiniot General Hospital (Korangi 2), Government 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] Korangi has food streets in Korangi 2,4. Korangi 2 has a Restaurant name Jahanzaib Haleem.[5]
Demographics
[edit]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.[6]
Korangi Township
[edit]Korangi Township was established in 1959.[7][8]
Korangi Industrial Area
[edit]The Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) is one of the largest industrial areas in Pakistan. Getz Pharma, Indus Pharma, Martin Dow. AGI, AGM, Afroze Chemicals, Abbott Pharma are some of the famous industries in the KIA.[9] The Karachi Electric Supply Company’s (K-E) 220 MW Korangi Combined Cycle Power Plant is also located at Korangi Industrial Area.[10]
Korangi District
[edit]Korangi District is an administrative districts of Karachi Division, created in 2013.[11][12]
Korangi Creek
[edit]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.[13]
Korangi Creek Industrial Park
[edit]Korangi Creek Industrial Park is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[14][15] Korangi Creek Industrial Park is built over an area of 250 acres,[14][15] this industrial zone is located in Korangi Creek Cantonment. It is located in Sector 38, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi, Sindh.[14][15] The project cost at 3.3 billion.[16]
Korangi Creek Cantonment
[edit]Korangi Creek Cantonment is a military cantonment in Korangi in city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan.[17][18]
Pakistan Air Force Base Korangi Creek
[edit]Pakistan Air Force Airmen Academy
[edit]See also
[edit]- Faisal Cantonment
- Ibrahim Hyderi
- Landhi Town
- Korangi
- Korangi Town
- Korangi District
- Korangi J Area
- Korangi Industrial Area
- Korangi Creek Cantonment
- Korangi (disambiguation)
- Korangi railway station
References
[edit]- ^ Landhi Town - Government of Karachi Archived February 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi". The News.
- ^ "Districts in Karachi, KMC Official Website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Jahanzaib Haleem – Quality Food Serving Since 1988". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ District Korangi: Karachi’s newest district looks to new beginnings.
- ^ Salman, Peerzada (2 April 2018). "This week 50 years ago: Rise in Landhi, Korangi population and heatwave". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gul Ahmed's plant gets extension". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ 220MW power plant inaugurated Archived February 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mansoor, Hasan (6 November 2013). "Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Korangi made sixth district of Karachi" The News International (newspaper)
- ^ Ilyas, Faiza (11 October 2020). "Twin islands along Karachi's coast are not viable for development". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Korangi Creek Industrial Park - SEZMC". 26 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Korangi Creek Industrial Park – PIDC". Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ khawaja.amer (15 March 2015). "Headless National Industrial Parks in disarray". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Korangi Creek Cantonment on GlobalSecurity.org website
- ^ Water supply to Korangi area suspended Dawn (newspaper), Published 30 May 2010, Retrieved 12 June 2023
External links
[edit]- Karachi Website Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.