| Nazimabad District Karachi | |
| Native Name Lang: | sd |
| Settlement Type: | District of Karachi |
| Etymology: | District Central |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karachi |
| Parts Type: | Towns[1] |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | 5 |
| P1: | Gulberg Town |
| P2: | Liaquatabad Town |
| P3: | Nazimabad Town |
| P4: | New Karachi Town |
| P5: | North Nazimabad Town |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date1: | (CDGK) |
| Established Title1: | Disbanded |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | DC Office, Sector 15-A/1, Buffer Zone |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Taha Saleem[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 69 |
| Elevation Max M: | 15 |
| Elevation Min M: | 49 |
| Elevation M: | 27 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 3,822,325 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 3822325 |
| Population Rural: | 0 |
| Population Demonym: | Karachiite |
| Timezone1: | (Pakistan Standard Time) |
| Timezone1 Dst: | DST is not observed |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 74600 |
| Area Code Type: | NWD (area) code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
| Iso Code: | PK-SD |
| Established Title2: | Re-established |
| Blank2 Info: | 42101-XXXXXXX-X |
| Blank2 Name: | CNIC Code of Nazimabad District |
Nazimabad District (ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع ناظم آباد ), formerly Karachi Central District, is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created in 1996. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nazimabad District is 3,822,325 (3.8 million).
The district was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town.[4]
On 11 July 2011, the Government of Sindh restored Karachi Central District again.[5]
Karachi Central District has the following dehs: Gujhro (P), in the talukas of Gulberg and Liaquatabad, and Kari Lakhi, in the taluka of North Nazimabad.
In 2022, it was divided into five towns namely Gulberg Town, Liaquatabad Town, Nazimabad Town, New Karachi Town, and North Nazimabad Town respectively.
In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi Central District to Nazimabad District to align with its famous town name.[6]
The following is a list of the union councils of Nazimabad District, and their respective neighbourhoods and suburban localities. Nazimabad District has a total of five towns and 45 union councils.[7]
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Shafiq Mill Colony |
| U.C. 2 Samanabad |
| U.C. 3 Water Pump |
| U.C. 4 Naseerabad |
| U.C. 5 Yaseenabad |
| U.C. 6 Azizabad |
| U.C. 7 Karimabad |
| U.C. 8 Gulberg |
See also: Liaquatabad Town.
| Union Council | |
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 Moosa Colony | |
| U.C. 2 Sharifabad | |
| U.C. 3 Bandhani Colony | |
| U.C. 4 Ibn-e-Seena | |
| U.C. 5 Commercial Area | |
| U.C. 6 Dak Khana | |
| U.C. 7 C-Area |
See also: Nazimabad Town.
| Union Council | |
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 Paposh Nagar | |
| U.C. 2 Abbasi Shaheed | |
| U.C. 3 Hadi Market | |
| U.C. 4 Nazimabad | |
| U.C. 5 Rizvia Society (R.C.H.S.) | |
| U.C. 6 Firdous Colony | |
| U.C. 7 Gulbahar |
See also: New Karachi Town.
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony |
| U.C. 2 Gulshan-e-Saeed |
| U.C. 3 Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri |
| U.C. 4 Godhra |
| U.C. 5 Abu Zar Ghaffari |
| U.C. 6 Khamiso Goth |
| U.C. 7 Madina Colony |
| U.C. 8 Faisal Colony |
| U.C. 9 Abu Zar Ghaffari |
| U.C. 10 Godhra |
| U.C. 11 Hakim Ahsan |
| U.C. 12 Kailana |
| U.C. 13 Shah Nawaz Bhutto Colony |
See also: North Nazimabad Town.
| Union Council |
|---|
| U.C. 1 Sir Syed Colony |
| U.C. 2 Farooq-e-Azam |
| U.C. 3 Siddiq-e-Akbar |
| U.C. 4 Buffer Zone |
| U.C. 5 Taimooria |
| U.C. 6 Sakhi Hassan |
| U.C. 7 Hyderi |
| U.C. 8 Al-Falah |
| U.C. 9 Pahar Gunj |
| U.C. 10 Mustafaabad |
At the time of the 2017 census, Nazimabad had a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 81.52%: 81.90% for males and 81.13% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 627,927 (21.13%) were under 10 years of age.[8] In 2023, the district had 652,776 households and a population of 3,822,325.[9]
The majority religion is Islam, with 98.33% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.27% of the population.[10]
At the time of the 2023 census, 80.2% of the population spoke Urdu, 4.04% Punjabi, 4.65% Pashto, 3.88% Saraiki, 2.22% Sindhi, 0.88% Balochi and 0.82% Hindko as their first language.[11]