Gadap گداپ
—  Town  —
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City District	Karachi
Established	14th August 2001
Union Councils	8 Darsano Chana Gadap Gujro Manghopir Maymarabad Murad Memon Goth Songal Yousuf Goth
Government
- Type	Town Council
- Town Nazim	Ghulam Murtaza Baloch
- Naib Nazim	Abdul Sattar Brohi
- Municipal Officer	Imran Aslam
Population (1998)
- Total	289,564
Office Location	Town Municipal Administration Gadap, Old MDA office,Memon Goth, Malir,Karachi. 75320.
E-mail	gadap@karachicity.gov.pk
Contact	(021) 34415330-1
Website	Gadap Town Page

Gadap Town (Sindhi: گڏاپ ٽائون) is a town located in the northwestern part of Karachi with the Hub River on its western limits also forming the provincial border between Sindh and Balochistan, while to the north and east are Dadu District and the Kirthar Mountains. It had a population of about 290,000 at the 1998 census, of which 97% are Muslim and include Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.

Contents 1 History 2 Neighbourhoods of Gadap Town 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] 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 its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Gadap Town.Gadap is Balochi Word meaning (Gad= Mountain goat and aap= Water) the place where mountain goats come for water.

[edit] Neighbourhoods of Gadap Town

The neighbourhoods of Murad Memon Goth(Mula Essa Goth), Gujro, Maymarabad and Yousuf Goth are densely populated whereas the remaining areas are mostly rural, especially Gadap neighbourhood which is the largest union council by area of Karachi.

Ahsanabad Darsano Chana Gabol Town Gadap Gujro Gulshan-e-Maymar Gulshan-e-Sheraz Khuda Ki Basti

Manghopir Hills‎ Manghopir Maymarabad Murad Memon Goth Songal Surjani Town Yousuf Goth

[edit] See also

• City District Government
• Karachi
• Sindh
• Balochistan

[edit] External links

• Official Karachi Website
• Official Gadap Webpage

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