Orangi
اورنگی | |
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City | Karachi |
Province | Sindh |
Country | Pakistan |
Established | 1965 |
Town status | 2001 |
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 08
|
Government | |
• Type | Government of Karachi |
• Constituency | NA-245 Karachi West-II NA-246 Karachi West-III |
Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Highest elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 596,919 |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
• Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
ZIP Code | 75800 |
NWD (area) code | 021 |
ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Orangi (Urdu: اورنگی), is a municipality approximately 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) in an area that forms much of the northwestern part of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan. It has often been considered one of the world's largest slums. When grouped with the neighboring municipality of Baldia Town, the Orangi-Baldia population is estimated to be over 2.4 million.