Karachi Cantonment

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| official_name = Karachi Cantonment

| settlement_type = Cantonment

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Pakistan

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Sindh

| subdivision_type2 = City District

| subdivision_name2 = Karachi

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| governing_body = Karachi Cantonment Board

| government_type = Cantonment Board

| leader_title = President

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = August 1942

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| population_total = 86,338

| timezone = Pakistan Standard Time

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| website = {{url|http://www.cbkarachi.gov.pk/}}

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The Karachi Cantonment ({{langx|ur| کراچی چھاؤنی }}) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan.

History

It serves as a Pakistan Army military base and residential establishment. It was originally established by the British in August 1839 as a military base for the British Army, and was taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947. The cantonment maintains sewerage, sanitation, roads, buildings control, transfer of immoveable properties, death, birth and marriage record of the respective area.

Demographics

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!Census

!Population{{Cite web |title=Jacobābād (Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/sindh/jacobabad/8050201__jacob%C4%81b%C4%81d/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

1981

| style="text-align:right" |27,430

1998

| style="text-align:right" |58,088

2017

| style="text-align:right" |68,422

2023

| style="text-align:right" |86,338

Railway Station

The biggest and busiest railway station of Pakistan, Karachi Cantonment railway station, is also located here.

Dumlottee Wells

Wells were dug and built near the river at Dumlottee in 1881, which supplied five million gallons of water to Karachi Cantonment every day.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-02|title=Dumlottee Conduit: A neglected historical asset|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2070764/dumlottee-conduit-neglected-historical-asset|access-date=2020-10-14|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}} Dumlottee wells were designed and built by British engineers Temple and Currie in 1882.{{Cite web|last=Hasan|first=Shazia|date=2013-08-04|title=The 12 remaining Dumlottee wells|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1033855|access-date=2020-10-14|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}