Landhi Town () is a Karachi borough in eastern

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001, and subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011 but restored in 2022 and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of

Karachi East District Gulshan District (formerly Karachi East) () is an administrative district of Karachi Division created in 1972. As of 2023 Pakistani census population of Gulshan District is 3.913,656. In 2023, the Government of Sindh renamed Karachi East Distri ...

, before

Korangi District Korangi District () is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi Division, created in 2013 after the area's split from Karachi East District. Located in eastern Karachi in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, its population is 3,127,976, ...

was formed. According to the

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, the population of Landhi Subdivision is 681,293.

Location

It is bordered by the

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and

Shah Faisal Town Shah Faisal Town (), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony. History Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils and ...

to the north across the

Malir River Malir River () is a seasonal river that flows in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It passes through the city of Karachi from the northeast, through the center, and drains into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the two rivers passing through Karachi, the other ...

Bin Qasim Town Bin Qasim () is one of the six administrative subdivision of Malir District in Karachi, Pakistan, lying in the eastern part of the city, north of Port Qasim. It is headed by an Assistant Commissioner. Location Bin Qasim was located in the ...

to the south and east, and

Korangi Town Korangi Town () is an administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan. It lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Koran ...

to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated to be over 660,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are

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. Muhajirs constitute an overwhelming majority of the population, followed by Pashtuns, Sindhi and Baloch.

History

Landhi Town contained much of the oldest parts of Karachi. The federal government under

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, who seized power in a 1999 coup d'état, introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (

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) and replaced it with the fourth tier (

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former

Karachi Division Karachi Division () is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan created in December 1960. There are seven districts in Karachi Division. CNIC code of Karachi Division is 42. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of ...

, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Landhi Town. In 2011,Despite being abolished, the system was nevertheless used for administrative purposes up to 2015, when the

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system was reintroduced. In 2015, Landhi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East, before it was made part of

Demographics

There are 681,293 people of which 590,988 spoke Urdu, 22,953 Sindhi, 18,370 Punjabi, 10,812 Pashto, 6,813 Hindko, 4,257 Saraiki, 2,404 Shina, 1,988 Balochi, 1,934 Balti, 617 Kashmiri & 20,157 others.

Neighbourhoods

* Awami Colony * Bhutto Nagar is named after former

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, a Sindhi. * Sher Pao Colony * Dawood Chowrangi * Khawaja Ajmeer Colony is named after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of

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. * Burmee Colony is named for the

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refugees who hail from

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(formerly

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). * Korangi lies on the eastern side of Karachi between Karachi and Keti Bandar – the area extending from Korangi to Rehri Creek. * Landhi is home to Babar Market, one of Asia's largest open air markets. Landhi railway station is also located in this area. * Moinabad * Muslimabad * Majeed Colony * Old Muzafarabad * Sharafi Goth * Sherabad

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