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Gulshan District
Gulshan District
ضلع گلشن | |
|---|---|
District of Karachi | |
| Karachi East | |
 Aziz Bhatti Park, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town | |
| Etymology: District East | |
 Map of Gulshan District (Karachi East) | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Karachi |
| Established | August 1972 |
| Abolished | August 2001 (CDGK) |
| Restored | 11 July 2011 |
| Headquarters[1] | DC East office |
| Towns | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-235 Karachi East-I NA-236 Karachi East-II NA-237 Karachi East-III NA-238 Karachi East-IV |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Altaf Sheikh[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,913,656 |
| • Density | 28,000/km2 (73,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75300 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
| CNIC Code of Gulshan District | 42201-XXXXXXX-X |
| Website | www |
Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) (Urdu: ضلع گلشن ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division created in 1972. As of 2023 Pakistani census population of Gulshan District is 3.9 million.
In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East District to Gulshan District to align with its famous town name.[6]
- ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS". Commissioner Karachi Division. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Division of UCs in Karachi - Notification" (PDF). lgdsindh.gov.pk. Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department - Government of Sindh. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Karachi to have 26 towns, 233 union bodies under Sindh LG Act". Business Recorder (newspaper). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "China always play key role in development, stability of Pakistan: Mayor Wahab". The Nation (newspaper). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2023table1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Four Karachi districts to be renamed". 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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