Landhi
—  Town  —
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City District	Karachi
Established	14th August 2001
Union Councils	12 Awami Colony Bhutto Nagar Burmee Colony Dawood Chowrangi Khawaja Ajmeer Colony Korangi Landhi Moinabad Muslimabad Muzafarabad Sharafi Goth Sherabad
Government
- Type	Town Council
- Town Nazim	Syed Asif Husnain
- Naib Nazim	Dr. Irshad Ahmed
- Municipal Officer	Mahmood-ul-Hassan
Population (1998)
- Total	666,748
Office Location	Town Muncipal Administration Landhi Banch No. Charagh Hotal. Landhi Karachi.
E-mail	landhi@karachicity.gov.pk
Contact	(021) 35032493
Website	Landhi Town Page

Landhi Town is a large industrial town in the eastern part of Karachi, Pakistan. It is bordered by the Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Town to the south and east, and Korangi Town to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated to be over 660,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. Muhajirs and Pashtuns constitute an overwhelming majority of the population.

Contents 1 History 2 Neighbourhoods of Landhi Town 3 Trade and industry 4 See also 5 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 Landhi Town.

[edit] Neighbourhoods of Landhi Town

Note:The neighbourhood of Korangi should not be confused with Korangi Town which lies to the southwest of the neighbourhood.
The town of Landhi is a middle-class areas. The Litracy rate in Landhi Town is more than 60%. Landhi Town have great Educational Instituation like National University(FAST), Mono-Technical College, Science and Commerce College, Maryam Girls College. Barber Market at Landhi 3 is the biggest Market of Town. Town Municipal Administration Office is at Landhi 5. This includes the neighbourhoods of Dawood Chowrangi, Quaidabad, Malir, Moinabad, Muslimabad and Muzafarabad which form a cluster in the east of the town. The neighbourhood of Sharafi Goth in the north of the town along the Malir River is the least densely populated neighbourhood.

Awami Colony Bhutto Nagar Burmee Colony Dawood Chowrangi Khawaja Ajmeer Colony Korangi

Landhi Moinabad Muslimabad Muzafarabad Sharafi Goth Sherabad

[edit] Trade and industry

Landhi Town includes one of the four largest industrial estates in Karachi and will be the site of a new 250-acre industrial estate for small and medium businesses. The industrial estate benefits from the proximity of Port Qasim and Jinnah International Airport as well as rail and road links to the rest of Pakistan.

Please note that in Landhi Town other areas are included such as

1 Sherpao Colony 2 Moinabad 3 Majeed Colony 4 Shah Khalid Colony 5

[edit] See also

• Landhi Industrial Area
• City District Government
• Karachi
• Lahore

[edit] External links

• Karachi Website
• Landhi Town

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