Kurrachee

Karachi کراچی‬
Metropolis
Nickname(s): City of the Quaid, Paris of Asia, The City of Lights, Bride of the Cities
Karachi Location in Pakistan Show map of Sindh Karachi Karachi (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan Karachi Karachi (Asia) Show map of Asia
Coordinates: 24°51′36″N 67°0′36″E / 24.86000°N 67.01000°E / 24.86000; 67.01000Coordinates: 24°51′36″N 67°0′36″E / 24.86000°N 67.01000°E / 24.86000; 67.01000
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Metropolitan Corporation	2011
City Council	City Complex, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town
Districts	6 Central Karachi East Karachi South Karachi West Karachi Korangi Malir
Government
• Type	Metropolitan City
• Mayor of Karachi	Waseem Akhtar
• Deputy Mayor of Karachi	Arshad Vohra
Area
• Total	3,780 km2 (1,460 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2017 Census)
• Total	14,910,352 (provisional)
• Rank	1st in Pakistan
Demonym(s)	Karachiite
Time zone	PKT (UTC+05:00)
Postal codes	74XXX – 75XXX
Dialing code	+9221-XXXX XXXX
GDP/PPP	$113 billion (2014)
HDI	0.69
HDI Category	Medium
Website	www.kmc.gos.pk

Karachi (Urdu: کراچی‬‎; ALA-LC: Karācī, IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] ( listen); Sindhi: ڪراچي‎) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, and third most populous city proper in the world. Ranked as a beta world city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. Karachi is also Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city. Situated on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub, and is home to two of Pakistan's two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, as well as the busiest airport in Pakistan.