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 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Established | August 2011 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Union Councils | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Constituency | NA-249 (Karachi West-II) |
| • National Assembly Member | Faisal Vawda (PTI) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 406,165 |
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
- Abidabad
- Afridi Colony
- Bismillah Chowk
- Kumhar Colony
- Delhi Colony
- Dhoraji Colony
- Gujrat Colony
- Gulshan-e-Ghazi
- Islamnagar
- Ittehad Town
- Kokan Colony
- Muhajir Camp
- Muslim Mujahid Colony
- Nai Abadi
- Naval Colony
- Rasheedabad
- Saeedabad
- Kumhar colony
- dawood wachani goth sector 17
See also
- City District Government
- Karachi
- Lahore
- Veraval Turk Jamaat
- Mutahid Muslim Kutchi Kumhar Jammat rgst
- All Baldia Town Patni muslim Jamaat RGST
References
- 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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