City Districts of Pakistan


City Districts of Pakistan are districts in Pakistan are primarily comprising urban areas, such as a mega city or large metropolitan areas. Out of the 150 total districts in Pakistan, only 8 were designated as "city districts" in 2001. These city districts have administrative boards responsible for specific areas of governance within their jurisdictions. The degree of administrative autonomy varies significantly among these districts.

Administrative structure

City districts consist of a three-tier or four-tier system of government. Each city district is subdivided into Tehsils, which are further subdivided into Union Councils, which may further be subdivided into Wards.
SubdivisionGovernment
City DistrictCity District government
Municipal CorporationMunicipal Corporation Government
TownTown municipal administration
Union CouncilUnion administration
WardWard administration

List of city districts

Sindh Province">Sindh">Sindh Province

City is a division itself and it comprises seven districts that work together under the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.
During 14 Aug 2001 to 2011, Karachi Division was abolished and all of the five districts of Karachi were merged into single city district, forming city district government Karachi i.e CDGK.

Punjab Province">Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab Province

On 14 Aug 2001, 5 major urban districts of Punjab were given the status of City Districts. These Districts were the Headquarters of Divisions of Punjab before 2001. The Bahawalpur and Dera [Ghazi Khan District|Dera Ghazi Khan] headquarters were not included in city districts due to semi-urban status.