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Lyari Town

Residential town within the city of Karachi, Pakistan

Field	Value
name	Lyari Town
native_name
settlement_type	Constituent Town of Karachi
image_seal	TMC Lyari Logo.jpg
image_map	File:TMC Lyari Town.jpg
map_caption	Lyari Town Map
<!-- Location ------------------>	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_name3	Sindh
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
leader_name2	Nabil Gabol
established_title	Established
established_date
established_title1	Town status
established_date1
established_title2	Disbanded
established_date2
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
elevation_ft
population_as_of	2023 Pakistani census
population_total	949,878
population_density_km2	158313
population_demonym	Karachiite
<!-- General information --------------->	timezone	PKT
utc_offset	+05:00
timezone_DST	DST is not observed
longEW
area_code_type	NWD (area) code
area_code	021
postal_code_type	ZIP Code
postal_code	75660
iso_code	PK-SD

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 Lyari Town (, ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari. 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.

Town Municipal Committee

The Town Municipal Committee Lyari (TMC Lyari) is a local government body in Karachi, Pakistan, responsible for providing municipal services within its designated jurisdiction. It is one of the 26 Town Municipal Corporations established in Karachi under the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021.

The creation of the Town Municipal Committee Lyari is part of a restructuring of Karachi's local government system. The Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Lyari Town is one of two towns located within the Karachi South District, alongside Saddar Town.

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.

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.

Demographics

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 and 144,180 others which include Kutchis,Memons,Bohras etc.

References

"Lyari Town".
Latif Baloch. (2 August 2005). "KARACHI: Lyari: Karachi's oldest settlement". Dawn (newspaper).
Sarwat Viqar. (2014). "Constructing Lyari: place, governance and identity in a Karachi neighbourhood". South Asian History and Culture.
Yamini Narayanan. (19 November 2015). "Religion and Urbanism: Reconceptualising Sustainable Cities for South Asia". [[Routledge]].
Maher, Mahim. (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi’s local government UC maps in one place".
Rizwan. (2023-06-18). "PPP to rule TMCs of rural, underprivileged areas while JI, PTI to govern most urban TMCs".
Maher, Mahim. (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi’s local government UC maps in one place".
Rizwan. (2023-06-18). "PPP to rule TMCs of rural, underprivileged areas while JI, PTI to govern most urban TMCs".
"Location Map of Lyari Town".

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