Karachi
Table:
Karachi

کراچی

Megacity

From the top: Mazar-e-Quaid, Frere Hall,
Central Business District, Karachi Port Trust Building
Mohatta Palace, Port of Karachi.

Nickname(s):

City of the Quaid,[1] Paris of Asia,[2][3] The City of Lights,[2] Bride of the Cities[4][5]

Karachi

Location in Pakistan

Karachi

Karachi (Asia)

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Coordinates: 24°51′36″N 67°0′36″E﻿ / ﻿24.86000°N 67.01000°E﻿ / 24.86000; 67.01000
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Metropolitan council	1880
City council	City Complex, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town
Districts[6]

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6

Central Karachi
East Karachi
South Karachi
West Karachi
Korangi
Malir

Government

[7]

• Type	Metropolitan city
• Mayor	Waseem Akhtar (MQM-P)
• Deputy mayor	Arshad Hassan (MQM-P)
Area

[8]

• Total

3,780 km2 (1,460 sq mi)
Elevation

8 m (26 ft)
Population

(2017 Census)[9][10]

• Total

14,916,456
• Rank	1st in Pakistan
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Karachiite
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PST)
Postal codes

74XXX – 75XXX

Dialing code	+9221-XXXX XXXX
GDP/PPP	$114 billion (2014)[11]
Website	www.karachicity.gov.pk www.kmc.gos.pk

Based on the table, assess whether the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Return the result as JSON: {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Claim: Karachi has a half dozen districts.

answer: entailed