Malir Town

Malir Town
ملیر ٹاؤن
ملير ٽائون‎
Constituent Town of Karachi
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Coordinates: 24°53′35″N 67°11′43″E / 24.89306°N 67.19528°E / 24.89306; 67.19528
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
City DistrictKarachi
Established14 August 2001
Union Councils
10
Government
 • TypeTown Council
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
2,432,248
Office LocationNear Saudabad Police Station, Kalaboard, Malir Colony, Karachi. 75080

Malir Town (Urdu: ملير ٹاؤن) is the Constituent Town of Karachi Malir District and lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the Malir River.

History

Administrative status

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 Malir Town.[2]

2001

Malir District was abolished as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001 and divided into three towns namely:

Malir Town was formed and was subdivided into 8 union councils.

2011

In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.

On 11 July 2011, Sindh Government restored Malir District again.

The town system was disbanded in 2011.

2015

In 2015, Malir Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Malir District.

2022

In 2012, Malir Town remained as one of the three towns of Karachi Malir District.

Location

Malir Town was bordered by the Jinnah International Airport and the Malir Cantonment to the west and north, the Malir River and Shah Faisal Town to the south and Gadap Town to the east across the Thado Nallo stream.

Neighborhoods

See also

References

  1. ^ "General Description Of The District Malir (Malir Town)". YesPakistan.com website. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2022."Malir (District, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Malir Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2022.