Orangi Town
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town, municipality, local government
Postal Code:Karachi 75800
web site of orangi town is:
www.hamaraorangi.tk
Orangi Town (Bihari/Urdu: اورنگی ٹاؤن) is a small densely populated town in the northwestern part of Karachi (Pakistan). It is bordered by New Karachi Town to the north across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain, Gulberg Town to the east across the Gujjar Nala stream, Liaquatabad Town to the south, and SITE Town to the west.
The population of Orangi Town was estimated to be more than 720,000 at the 1998 census. It could be the largest slum in Asia, possibly surpassing Mumbai's Dharavi in terms of population, although Orangi's 720,000 people inhabit 22 square miles, while Dharavi's 600,000-1,000,000 inhabit 0.67 square miles.
Orangi is overwhelmingly comprising Bihari inhabitants whose ancestors mainly hailed from Bihar region of India. However, there are several other ethnic groups including Pakhtuns, Sindhis, Balochs, Bengalis, Punjabis, Seraikis, and other Muhajirs of different backgrounds.
Neighbourhoods of Orangi Town
•Baloch Goth
•Bilal Colony
•Chisti Nagar
•Data Nagar
•Ghabool Town
•Ghaziabad
•Hanifabad
•Haryana Colony
•Iqbal Baloch Colony
•Madina Colony
•Mohammad Nagar
•Mominabad
•Mujahidabad
•Warsia Colony
web site of orangi town is:
www.hamaraorangi.tk
Orangi Town (Bihari/Urdu: اورنگی ٹاؤن) is a small densely populated town in the northwestern part of Karachi (Pakistan). It is bordered by New Karachi Town to the north across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain, Gulberg Town to the east across the Gujjar Nala stream, Liaquatabad Town to the south, and SITE Town to the west.
The population of Orangi Town was estimated to be more than 720,000 at the 1998 census. It could be the largest slum in Asia, possibly surpassing Mumbai's Dharavi in terms of population, although Orangi's 720,000 people inhabit 22 square miles, while Dharavi's 600,000-1,000,000 inhabit 0.67 square miles.
Orangi is overwhelmingly comprising Bihari inhabitants whose ancestors mainly hailed from Bihar region of India. However, there are several other ethnic groups including Pakhtuns, Sindhis, Balochs, Bengalis, Punjabis, Seraikis, and other Muhajirs of different backgrounds.
Neighbourhoods of Orangi Town
•Baloch Goth
•Bilal Colony
•Chisti Nagar
•Data Nagar
•Ghabool Town
•Ghaziabad
•Hanifabad
•Haryana Colony
•Iqbal Baloch Colony
•Madina Colony
•Mohammad Nagar
•Mominabad
•Mujahidabad
•Warsia Colony
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangi_Town
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 24°57'29"N 66°59'44"E
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town 6.3 km
- Bin Qasim Town 12 km
- Gadap Town 33 km
- Bahria Town Karachi 39 km
- Dalbandin Western Sanjrani Agencey 519 km
- Nushki 527 km
- Sur 811 km
- Ibra 900 km
- Ar-Rustaq 994 km
- Liwa 1062 km
- Orangi UC-8, Sector 15 0.7 km
- Orangi UC-10 1.4 km
- Orangi UC-11 1.9 km
- Orangi UC-4 2 km
- Orangi UC 13 (Known as Baloch Goth) 2.6 km
- Ghora Lakki Ridge 2.7 km
- Naya Nazimabad 3.4 km
- Qasba Colony UC-08 SITE Town 3.5 km
- Pahar Ganj (Encroachment) 3.8 km
- Kiamari Town 17 km
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