Karachiite
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The term Karachiite is a denonym for a person who comes from or lives in Karachi
, Pakistan
. The term encompasses all the ethnicities and groups that make up the city and metropolis (see Demographics of Karachi
) and has acquired very common usage in popular culture to refer to a native of Karachi. Karachiites are a cosmopolitan population composed of many ethno-linguistic groups from different parts of Pakistan as well as migrants from several countries, making the city and its residents a melting pot of all sorts.
The city of Karachi is home to a population of 18 million people, making it among the top 5 largest cities in the world in terms of population. It is also a mega city
, an urban agglomeration and classified as a beta world city. The denonym Karachiite carries great significance, to refer to a person from the city and its surrounding urban areas.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The term encompasses all the ethnicities and groups that make up the city and metropolis (see Demographics of Karachi
Demographics of Karachi
Karachi is the largest and most populous city in Pakistan. The population and demographic distribution in the megacity has undergone numerous changes over the past 150 years. On 14 August 1947, when it became the capital city of a new Dominion of Pakistan, its population was about 450,000 inhabitants...
) and has acquired very common usage in popular culture to refer to a native of Karachi. Karachiites are a cosmopolitan population composed of many ethno-linguistic groups from different parts of Pakistan as well as migrants from several countries, making the city and its residents a melting pot of all sorts.
The city of Karachi is home to a population of 18 million people, making it among the top 5 largest cities in the world in terms of population. It is also a mega city
Mega city
Mega City may refer to:* Megacity is a recognized metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people.* Mega City , or simply "The City", is the virtual city created within the reality of the Matrix series...
, an urban agglomeration and classified as a beta world city. The denonym Karachiite carries great significance, to refer to a person from the city and its surrounding urban areas.