Lyari Town لیاری ٹاؤن | |
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 Lyari Town Map | |
| Town Chairman | Nasir Karim Baloch |
| District | District Karachi South |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Established | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) |
| Town status | 14 August 2001; 24 years ago (14 August 2001) |
| Disbanded | 11 July 2011; 14 years ago (11 July 2011) |
| Part ofDistrict Karachi West | (1972-2015) |
| Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 13
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| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-239 Karachi South-I |
| • National Assembly Member | Nabil Gabol |
| Area | |
• Total | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−6.6 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 949,878 |
| • Density | 158,313/km2 (410,030/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DSTis not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75660 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Lyari Town (Sindhi:لیاري ٽائون,Urdu:لیاری ٹاؤن) is named after the historic locality ofLyari.[1][2][3] Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated.[4] Lyari Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Lyari Town was re-organized and merged intoKarachi South in 2015 before it was part ofDistrict Karachi West. According to the2023 Pakistani census, the population of Lyari Subdivision is 949,878.
TheTown Municipal CommitteeLyari (TMC Lyari) is a local government body in Karachi, Pakistan, responsible for providing municipal services within its designated jurisdiction. It is one of the 26 Town Municipal Corporations established in Karachi under the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021.[5][6]
The creation of the Town Municipal Committee Lyari is part of a restructuring of Karachi's local government system. The Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Lyari Town is one of two towns located within theKarachi South District, alongsideSaddar Town.[7][8]
It was bordered by the boroughs ofSITE Town to the north across theLyari River,Jamshed Town andSaddar Town to the east, andKemari Town to the west across Karachi Harbour.[9]
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the formerKarachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Lyari Town.
In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when theKarachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.
In 2015, Lyari Town was re-organized as part ofKarachi South district.
There are several ethnic groups inLyari sub-division. Total population of Lyari sub-division is 949,878 as of2023 Pakistani census.
There are 249,997 Balochi, 237,615 Sindhi, 95,594 Urdu, 87,353 Pashto, 77,499 Punjabi, 37,575 Hindko, 14,020 Saraiki, 3,931 Brahui, 1,500 Kashmiri, 295 Mewati, 170 Balti, 118 Kohistani, 19 Shina, 12 Kalasha and 144,180 others which include Kutchis,Memons,Bohras etc.
