Orangi Town

Orangi Town
اورنگی ٹاؤن
Constituent Town of Karachi
Kati Pahari Orangi Town
Kati Pahari Orangi Town
Official seal of Orangi Town
Seal
Orangi Town map
Orangi Town map
Town ChairmanJameel Zia
Municipal CommissionerAgha Fahad
DistrictOrangi District
DivisionKarachi Division
Province Sindh
Country Pakistan
Established1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Town status14 August 2001; 23 years ago (14 August 2001)
Metropolitan status1933; 91 years ago (1933)
Disbanded11 July 2011; 13 years ago (11 July 2011)
ReorganizedMarch 2015; 9 years ago (March 2015)
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
08
  • Gulshan-e-Zia
    Benazir Colony
    Muslim Nagar Colony
    Jinnah Colony
    Iqbal Baloch Colony
    Naeem Shah Bukhari Colony
    Shah Waliullah Nagar
    Data Nagar
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • ConstituencyNA-245 Karachi West-II
 • National Assembly MemberSyed Hafeezuddin (Muttahida Qaumi Movement)
Area
 • Total9 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Highest elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Lowest elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani census)
 • Total596,919
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75800
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Orangi Town (Urdu: اُورنگی ٹاؤن) is a residential town of Orangi District located in the northwestern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was named after the sprawling municipality of Orangi. Town system was formed in August 2001 by dissolving Karachi District West as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 13 union councils. Later, town system was disbanded in July 2011. Orangi Town was re-organized as part of Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District) in March 2015. Orangi Town has a population of 596,919 as of 2023 Pakistani census.