| Lyari Town | |
| Settlement Type: | Constituent Town of Karachi |
| Subdivision Type: | Town Chairman |
| Subdivision Name: | Nasir Karim Baloch |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | District Karachi South |
| 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: | 13 |
| P1: | Agra Taj Colony Bihar Colony Gulistan Colony Singo Lane Nawa Lane Kalakot-Rexer Lane Ghulam Muhammad Lane-Rangiwara Kalri-Shah Baig Lane Daryabad-Hingorabad Khada Memon Society Nayabad Baghdadi Jinnahabad-Ghulam Shah Lane |
| Government Type: | Government of Karachi |
| Leader Title1: | Constituency |
| Leader Name1: | NA-239 Karachi South-I |
| Leader Title2: | National Assembly Member |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Title1: | Town status |
| Established Title2: | Disbanded |
| Established Title3: | Part of District Karachi West |
| Established Date3: | (1972-2015) |
| Area Total Km2: | 6 |
| Elevation Max M: | 19 |
| Elevation Min M: | -2 |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 Pakistani census |
| Population Total: | 949,878 |
| Population Density Km2: | 158313 |
| 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: | 75660 |
| Iso Code: | PK-SD |
Lyari Town (sd|لیاري ٽائون , ur|{{nastaliq|لیاری ٹاؤن ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari.[1] [2] [3] Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated. Lyari Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Lyari Town was re-organized and merged into Karachi South in 2015 before it was part of District Karachi West. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Lyari Subdivision is 949,878.
It was bordered by the boroughs of SITE Town to the north across the Lyari River, Jamshed Town and Saddar Town to the east, and Kemari Town to the west across Karachi Harbour.[4]
The federal government 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 Lyari Town.
In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.
In 2015, Lyari Town was re-organized as part of Karachi South district.
There are several ethnic groups in Lyari sub-division. Total population of Lyari sub-division is 949,878 as of 2023 Pakistani census.
There are 249,997 Balochi, 237,615 Sindhi, 95,594 Urdu, 87,353 Pashto, 77,499 Punjabi, 37,575 Hindko, 14,020 Saraiki, 3,931 Brahui, 1,500 Kashmiri, 295 Mewati, 170 Balti, 118 Kohistani, 19 Shina, 12 Kalasha & 144,180 others.
