| Orangi District | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | sd |
| Settlement Type: | District of Karachi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karachi |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1972 |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters[1] |
| Seat: | DMC West |
| Government Footnotes: | [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipal corporation |
| Governing Body: | DMC West |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Ahmed Ali Siddiqui[3] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 370 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 2679380 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Established Date1: | 11 July 2011 |
| Established Title1: | Re-established |
Orangi District (formerly Karachi West District),, (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ضلع اورنگی) is an administrative, one of 7th district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:
On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government reinstated the Karachi West District.[5]
In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. This resulted in Kemari Town, SITE Town and Baldia Town becoming being part of Kemari District. Lyari became part of Karachi South district in 2015.[6] [7] [8]
As of 2023, Sindh Government renamed Karachi West District to its famous town name Orangi District.[9]
In the 2023 census, the district had a population of 2,679,380[10]
The majority religion is Islam, with 97.78% of the population. Christianity is practiced by 1.87% of the population.[11]
At the time of the 2023 census, 55.4% of the population spoke Urdu, 24.38% Pashto, 4.87% Punjabi, 3.88% Sindhi, 3.45% Saraiki, 2.74% Balochi, and 2.39% Hindko as their first language.[12]
Following is the list of three administrative towns of Orangi District Karachi.
See also: Orangi Town.
| Union Council | |
|---|---|
| U.C. 1 Mominabad | |
| U.C. 2 Haryana Colony | |
| U.C. 3 Hanifabad | |
| U.C. 4 Mohammad Nagar | |
| U.C. 5 Madina Colony | |
| U.C. 6 Ghaziabad | |
| U.C. 7 Chisti Nagar | |
| U.C. 8 Bilal Colony | |
| U.C. 9 Iqbal Baloch Colony | |
| U.C. 10 Gabol Colony | |
| U.C. 11 Data Nagar | |
| U.C. 12 Mujahidabad | |
| U.C. 13 Baloch Goth | |
The following is a list of Orangi District's dehs, organised by taluka:[13]