Baldia Town

Baldia Town (Sindhi: بلدیا ٽائون, Urdu: بلدیہ ٹاؤن ) was a Karachi borough located in the western part of the city with a population of more than 400,000 as per the 1998 census. Baldia Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 8 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011,[1] and Baldia Town was re-organized as part of Karachi West in 2015.

Baldia Town
بلدیہ ٹاؤن
Baldia Town was divided into 8 Union Councils
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
City DistrictKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
EstablishedAugust 2011
Disbanded2011
Union Councils
Government
  TypeTown Council
  ConstituencyNA-249 (Karachi West-II)
  National Assembly MemberFaisal Vawda (PTI)
Population
 (1998)
  Total406,165

Location

It was bordered by SITE Town and Orangi to the east and by Kiamari Town to the north and west, with most of the western boundary formed by part of the RCD Highway.

Neighbourhoods

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See also

References

  1. Gayer, Laurent (2014). Karachi: Ordered Disorder and the Struggle for the City. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-935444-3.


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