Gulberg Town ( Sindhi and ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city. Gulberg 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 Gulberg Town was re-organized as part of
Karachi Central District
Karachi Central District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and ...
in 2015.
Location
Gulberg Town was bordered by the
Lyari River
Lyari River ( ur, ) is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and drains into the Arabian Sea at the Manora channel. It is one of the two rivers of Karachi, the other one b ...
and
Gulshan Town
Gulshan Town ( ur, ) is a Karachi borough in the northeastern part of Karachi. Gulshan 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, ...
North Nazimabad Town
North Nazimabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union cou ...
to the west. Also neighbouring Gulberg were New Karachi and Gadap to the north and Liaquatabad to the south.
History
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (
administrative divisions
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
) and replaced it with the fourth tier ( districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former
Karachi Division
Karachi Division ( ur, ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. There are seven districts of Karachi.
History
In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
In 19 ...
in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Gulberg Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation () is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan.
History
1852
Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Kara ...
system was reintroduced. In 2015, Gulberg Town was re-organized as part of
Karachi Central
Karachi Central District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and ...
district.
Education and academia
Apart from the socio-economic diversification, this town had the distinction of being one of the most literate middle/upper middle class parts of the city along with
North Nazimabad Town
North Nazimabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union cou ...
. There were numerous coaching centres in Gulberg Town, among them C.A.M.P. Collegiate is one of the famous coaching centre which is located in Block 10, Federal.B.Area.
"Markaz-e-Umeed" (The Hope Center) is one of the oldest schools for intellectually disabled children in Pakistan, established in 1971.
Hospitals
* Tabba Heart Institute
* Habib Medical Center
* Aga Khan Hospital for Women Karimabad (Ayesha Manzil)
* Usman Memorial Hospital
* Mamji Hospital
* Aziza Husseni Hospital
* Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases
* Federal Hospital
* Alnoor Hospital
* Muhammadi Hospital
* Rafah-e-aam Medical
* Nazeer hussain Hospital
* Mother care Hospital
Shafiq Mill Colony
Shafiq Mill Colony () is a neighbourhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan.Naseerabad
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Water Pump
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