Landhi Town
Landhi Town
لانڈھی ٹاؤن لانڍي ٽائون | |
|---|---|
2017 Census of Pakistan)[1] | |
| • Total | 553,665 |
Landhi Town (
Karachi East District, before Korangi District
was formed.
Location
It is bordered by the
Muslim
. 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
Karachi East, before it was made part of Korangi District
.
Neighbourhoods
- Awami Colony
- Bhutto Nagar is named after former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a Sindhi.
- Sher Pao Colony
- Dawood Chowrangi
- Khawaja Ajmeer Colony is named after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer.
- Burmee Colony is named for the Burma).
- 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
See also
References
- ^ "Landhi Town population per 2017 Census of Pakistan". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ KARACHI: Rs402m Landhi Town budget Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2006, Retrieved 5 March 2022
- ^ Tahir, Siddiqui (1 August 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
External links
- "Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) official website". 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014.
- Landhi Town - archived