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New Karachi Town
نیو کراچی ٹاؤن | |
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Town Chairman | Muhammad Yousuf |
District | Nazimabad District |
Division | Karachi Division |
Province | Sindh |
Country | Pakistan |
Established | 1972 |
Town status | 14 August 2001 |
Disbanded | 11 July 2011 |
Reorganized | March 2015 |
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 13
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Government | |
• Type | Government of Karachi |
• Constituency | NA-247 Karachi Central-I |
Area | |
• Total | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Highest elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,165,742 |
• Density | 64,763.44/km2 (167,736.5/sq mi) |
Demonym | Karachiite |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
• Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
ZIP Code | 75850 |
NWD (area) code | 021 |
ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
New Karachi Town or North Karachi Town (Urdu: نیو کراچی ٹاؤن) lies in the northern-eastern part of Nazimabad District, Sindh province of Pakistan. It was formed when katchi abadis were resettled following the 1958 coup d'état. Town system was established by City District Government Karachi in 2001. Town system was disbanded in 2011. New Karachi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015. New Karachi Town has a population 1,166,742 as of 2023 Pakistani census.