Lyari Town
Lyari Town (Sindhi: لیاري ٽائون, Urdu: لیاری ٹاؤن ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari.[2][3][4] Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated one.[1] 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 as part of Karachi South in 2015.
Lyari Town
لیاری ٹاؤن لياري ٽائون | |
|---|---|
 Kiran Foundation located at Moosa Lane, Lyari. | |
  Lyari Town | |
| Coordinates: 24°52′20″N 66°59′32″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Union Councils | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Nazim | walo niazi |
| Population | |
| • Total | 186,494 |
| Demonym | Lyariite[1] |
| Postal code | 75660 |
| Office Location | Main Lyari Town Off. (Old KMC Zonal Office) Shahrah-e-Abdul Rahim Baloch (Chakiwara Road) Lyari Town, Karachi. |
Location
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. It was made 11 smaller localities, called union councils, which were in turn divided into several neighborhoods.[5]
History
2000
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.
2011
In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.
2015
In 2015, Lyari Town was re-organized as part of Karachi South district.
See also
References
- Yamini Narayanan (19 November 2015), Religion and Urbanism: Reconceptualising Sustainable Cities for South Asia, Routledge, p. 165, ISBN 978-1-317-75542-5
- "Lyari Town". City Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- Latif Baloch (2 August 2005). "KARACHI: Lyari: Karachi's oldest settlement". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- Sarwat Viqar (2014). "Constructing Lyari: place, governance and identity in a Karachi neighbourhood". South Asian History and Culture. 5 (3): 365–383. doi:10.1080/19472498.2014.905335.
- "Location Map of Lyari Town". Karachi Municipal Corporation, Government of Sindh website. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
