Landhi Town (Urdu: لانڈھی ٹاؤن) is a Karachi borough in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001, and was subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011 but later restored in 2022.[1][2] and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Landhi Subdivision is 681,293.
Landhi Town
لانڈھی ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
 Landhi Town Map | |
| Town Chairman | Abdul Jamil Khan |
| District | Korangi District |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Established | 1972 |
| Town status | 14 August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 11 July 2011 |
| Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 10
|
| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-233 Karachi Korangi-II |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 681,293 |
| • Density | 35,857.58/km2 (92,870.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75160 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Location
editIt is bordered by the Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Town to the south and east, and Korangi Town to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated to be over 660,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. Muhajirs constitute an overwhelming majority of the population, followed by Pashtuns, Sindhi and Baloch.
History
editLandhi Town contained much of the oldest parts of Karachi. The federal government under Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup d'état, introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Landhi Town. In 2011,Despite being abolished, the system was nevertheless used for administrative purposes up to 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced. In 2015, Landhi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East, before it was made part of Korangi District.
Demographics
editThere are 681,293 people of which 590,988 spoke Urdu, 22,953 Sindhi, 18,370 Punjabi, 10,812 Pashto, 6,813 Hindko, 4,257 Saraiki, 2,404 Shina, 1,988 Balochi, 1,934 Balti, 617 Kashmiri & 20,157 others.
Neighbourhoods
edit- Awami Colony
- Bhutto Nagar is named after former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a Sindhi.
- Sher Pao Colony
- Dawood Chowrangi
- Khawaja Ajmeer Colony is named after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer.
- Burmee Colony is named for the Rohingya refugees who hail from Myanmar (formerly Burma).
- Korangi lies on the eastern side of Karachi between Karachi and Keti Bandar – the area extending from Korangi to Rehri Creek.
- Landhi is home to Babar Market, one of Asia's largest open air markets. Landhi railway station is also located in this area.
- Moinabad
- Muslimabad
- Majeed Colony
- Old Muzafarabad
- Sharafi Goth
- Sherabad
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ KARACHI: Rs402m Landhi Town budget Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2006, Retrieved 5 March 2022
- ^ Tahir, Siddiqui (1 August 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
External links
edit- "Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) official website". 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014.
- Landhi Town - archived