Orangi Town
اورنگی ٹاؤن | |
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 Kati Pahari Orangi Town | |
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 Orangi Town map | |
| Town Chairman | Jameel Zia |
| Municipal Commissioner | Agha Fahad |
| District | Orangi 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 | 08
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| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-245 Karachi West-II |
| • National Assembly Member | Syed Hafeezuddin (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) |
| Area | |
| 9 km2 (3.47 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population | |
| 596,919 | |
| • Density | 66,324.33/km2 (171,779.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 596,919 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75800 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| Motorways & Minor Arterial Road |  M-10 & Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, New Karachi - Orangi Link Road |
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.