Malir District

Not to be confused with Malir Cantonment.

Malir District
ضلع ملیر
District of Sindh
Top: Chaukhandi tombs
Bottom: Kirthar National Park
Official seal of Malir District
Seal
Map of Malir District
Map of Malir District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionKarachi
HeadquartersMalir
PrecededDistrict Karachi East (1972-1996)
Established1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Abolished2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Restored11 July 2011; 13 years ago (11 July 2011)
AdministrationDMC Malir[1]
Administrative Subdivisions
06
  • Airport Subdivision
    Bin Qasim Subdivision
    Gadap Subdivision
    Ibrahim Hydri Subdivision
    Murad Memon Subdivision
    Shah Mureed Subdivision
Government
[2]
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • BodyGovernment of Karachi
 • Deputy CommissionerIrfan Salam Mirwani
 • ConstituensyNA-229 Karachi Malir-I
NA-230 Karachi Malir-II
NA-231 Karachi Malir-III
Area
 • District of Sindh2,160 km2 (830 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • District of Sindh2,419,736
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,155,058
 • Rural
1,264,678
DemonymKarachiite
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75050
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD
CNIC Code of Malir District42501-XXXXXXX-X
Websitedcmalir.sindh.gov.pk

Malir District (Urdu: ضلع ملير) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created in 1996 by bifurcation of District Karachi East. According to 2023 Pakistani census District Malir had a population of 2,419,736 (2.4 million).

  1. ^ "Contact Us". dcmalir.sindh.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Core Team". dcmalir.sindh.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).