Landhi Town Explained

Landhi Town
Settlement Type:Constituent Town of Karachi
Subdivision Type:Town Chairman
Subdivision Name:Abdul Jamil Khan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Korangi District
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Karachi Division
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Type4:Country
Subdivision Name4: Pakistan
Parts Type:Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
Parts Style:coll,para
Parts:10
P1:Labour Square
Zaman Town
Sharif Colony
Khawaja Ajmair
Bhutto Nagar
Farooq Villas
Zamanabad
Hasrat Mohani Colony
Nizam-e-Mustafa Colony
100 Quarters
Government Type:Government of Karachi
Leader Title1:Constituency
Leader Name1:NA-233 Karachi Korangi-II
Established Title:Established
Established Title1:Town status
Established Title2:Disbanded
Area Total Km2:19
Elevation M:13
Population As Of:2023 Pakistani census
Population Total:681,293
Population Density Km2:35857.58
Population Demonym:Karachiite
Timezone:PKT
Utc Offset:+05:00
Timezone Dst:DST is not observed
Area Code Type:NWD (area) code
Area Code:021
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:75160
Iso Code:PK-SD

Landhi Town (ur|{{Nastaliq|لانڈھی ٹاؤن) is a Karachi borough in eastern Karachi that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001, and subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011 but restored in 2022[1] [2] and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Landhi Subdivision is 681,293.

Location

It 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

Landhi 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

There 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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.dawn.com/news/191821/karachi-rs402m-landhi-town-budget KARACHI: Rs402m Landhi Town budget
  2. Web site: Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government). Tahir. Siddiqui. 2022-08-01. Dawn (newspaper). en-US. 2022-12-31.