| Karachi Division | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | Urdu |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 24.9059°N 67.0805°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Government Type: | Divisional Administration |
| Leader Name: | Iqbal Memon[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Regional Police Officer |
| Leader Name1: | N/A |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Parts: | 7 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Note: | combined population of all districts |
| Population Total: | 16,051,521 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 74XXX – 75XXX |
| Area Code: | 021 |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1960 |
Karachi Division (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|کراچی ڈویژن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. There are seven districts of Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42.
In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district from Kalat division and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
In 1972, Lasbela district transferred back to Kalat division and Karachi district divided into three (03) districts; East, West and South.
In 1996, Two (02) more districts Central and Malir was created in Karachi division.
The Karachi Division was abolished in 2001 and five districts of Karachi were merged in City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided in 18 Towns and 178 union councils.[3] Commissioner Karachi division was made DCO City District government Karachi.
On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored 5 districts of Karachi division.[4]
In November 2013, a new district (sixth), Korangi was formed by splitting District Karachi East.[5] [6]
In August 2020, Sindh cabinet approved formation of the seventh district in Karachi - Keamari District. Keamari District was formed by splitting District West.[7] [8]
Recently, Sindh Government renamed the four existing Districts to their famous areas names.
| Old Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| Karachi South District | |
| Karachi Central District | |
| Karachi East District | |
| Karachi West District | |
There are seven districts of Karachi, namely: