South Asia
Pakistan
Sindh

Orangi

Orangi is a town in the western part of , , with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census. Orangi was developed as a planned settlement in 1972 by the Karachi Development Authority to provide affordable housing for lower-income households.
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  • Type: Town with 2,400,000 residents
  • Description: municipality in Sindh, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Orangi Town”, “Orangi Town, Karachi”, and “Orangi, Karachi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qasba Colony and Orangi Town.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the Karachi West district of , . It is administered as part of the SITE Town neighbourhood. There are several ethnic groups in including Muhajirs, Pakhtuns, Hazarewal, Sindhis and Punjabis.

Neighborhood
is a residential town of Orangi District located in the northwestern part of , , Pakistan. It was named after the sprawling municipality of Orangi.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of , . There are several ethnic groups in including Punjabis mainly Mughals, Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis. is situated 3½ km southeast of Orangi.

Orangi

Latitude
24.94611° or 24° 56′ 46″ north
Longitude
67.01288° or 67° 0′ 46″ east
Population
2,400,000
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
7JP9W2W7+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7035385435
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1168704
Wiki­data ID
Q96397641
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In Other Languages

From German to Urdu—“Orangi” goes by many names.
  • German: “Orangi”
  • Hindi: “ओरंगी”
  • Russian: “Оранги”
  • Sindhi: “اورنگي”
  • Urdu: “اورنگی”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Orangi”. Photo: Aslamjihan, CC BY-SA 3.0.