Baldia Town
Residential Town subdivision in Karachi, Pakistan
Constituent Town of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan
Baldia Town بلدیہ ٹاؤن | |
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Constituent Town of Karachi | |
 Baldia Town was divided into 8 Union Councils | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Established | August 2011 |
| Union Councils | 8
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| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Constituency | NA-249 (Karachi West-II) |
| • National Assembly Member | Faisal Vawda (PTI) |
| Population (2017 Census of Pakistan)[1] | |
| • Total | 832,768 |
Baldia Town (Urdu: بلدیہ ٹاؤن ) is an administrative subdivision within Karachi, Pakistan[2] and lies in the western part of the city with a population of 832,768 as per the 2017 Census of Pakistan.[1]
In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. So Baldia Town ended up being part of Kemari District.[3][4]
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
- Baldia Colony
- Bismillah Chowk
- Kumhar Colony
- Delhi Colony
- Dhoraji Colony
- Gujrat Colony
- Gulshan-e-Ghazi[2]
- Islamnagar[2]
- Ittehad Town[2]
- Kokan Colony
- Muhajir Camp
- Muslim Mujahid Colony[2]
- Nai Abadi[2]
- Naval Colony
- Rasheedabad
- Saeedabad[2]
- Turk colony
See also
- Baldia railway station
- 2012 Pakistan factory fires#Karachi Baldia Town factory
- Veraval Turk Jamaat
References
- ^ a b "Baldia Town population per 2017 Census of Pakistan". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Baldia Town, Karachi, Pakistan". City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) website. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Sohail Rab Khan (20 August 2020). "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari". SAMAA TV News website. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". The Nation (newspaper). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links
- Karachi City website - Archived
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