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Encyclopedia > Baldia Town
Baldia
Population (1998) 406,165
Town Nazim (Mayor) {{{nazim}}}
Naib Nazim Zahid Mehmood
Municipal Officer Ghulam Shabbir
Union Councils 8
Website Official website


Baldia Town is a town located in the western part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan with a population of more than 400,000 at the 1998 census. It is 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. The population is 97% Muslim and includes several ethnic groups - Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Balochs, Seraikis, Kashmiris, Pakhtuns, Sindhis, Memons, Bohras, and Ismailis. A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The Deputy Mayor of a community is the number two official to the mayor. ... Union Council Union Council is a sub part of a district, usually it is a large village also including the nearby small villages. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى ) (Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... Sindh (Sind) (Urdu: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, Muhajirs and various other groups. ... Sindh Industrial Trading Estate SITE Town is one of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Orangi Town is one of the towns in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Kiamari Town (also spelt Keamari and Kemari) is the main coastal town of Karachi, located in the central and western parts of the city, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline with sandy beaches, small islands and mangrove forests. ... Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Baloch (بلوچ alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... The Seraikis (also spelt as Saraikis) are a people in the southern areas of Pakistani Punjab. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ... Sindhi refers to an Indo-Aryan language speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based primarily in India and Pakistan. ... The Ismaili (Arabic الإسماعيليون, Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmâiliyân) branch of Islam is the second largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ...

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History

The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of it's five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Baldia Town. This article is about the year 2000. ... Here is a list of all of the districts of Pakistan as of 2003. ...


Neighbourhoods of Baldia

Baldia Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Etihad Town is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Gulshan-e-Ghazi is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Islam Nagar is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Muhajir Camp is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Muslim Mujahid Colony is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Nai Abadi is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Saeedabad is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... Rasheedabad is one of the neighborhoods of Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ...

See also

City District Government were introduced in 2000 by Pakistans President Pervez Musharraf. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى ) (Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate Lahore (Urdu: لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

External links

  • Official Karachi Website
  • Official Baldia Town Webpage
Baldia Town | Bin Qasim Town | Gadap Town | Gulberg Town | Gulshan Town | Jamshed Town | Kiamari Town | Korangi Town | Landhi Town
Liaquatabad Town | Lyari Town | Malir Town | New Karachi Town | North Nazimabad Town | Orangi Town | Saddar Town | Shah Faisal Town | SITE Town


 

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