Union Councils of Karachi are local governments in

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. Union Council is the primary governmental institution in

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. Headed by a Union Nazim, each union council has 13 elected members or

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. In addition to four male and two female members elected directly, there are two male and two female representatives of the labor, a minority member, a Union Nazim and his deputy known as Union Naib Nazim. Beside elected members, there are several government employees and functionaries in every union council, who report to the Secretary of the Union Council. The latter is a civil servant appointed by the state. The territory of a Union Council or Village Council is usually part of a

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(county). Less commonly, a Union Council may be part of a

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Union Councils of Karachi

The following is a list of the union councils of Karachi, and their respective neighbourhoods and suburban localities. Karachi has a total of 18 Towns, and 178 Union councils.

Baldia Town Baldia Town ( sd, بلدیا ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the western part of the city with a population of more than 830,000 as per the 2017 census. Baldia Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivid ...

Bin Qasim Town Bin Qasim Town ( sd, بن قاسم ٽائون, ur, ) is a Constituent Town of Karachi, lying on the eastern part of the city, north of Port Qasim. Bin Qasim Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subd ...

Gadap Town Gadap Town ( sd, گڏاپ ٽائون , ur, ) is a town 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 Jamshoro Dist ...

Gulberg Town

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Gulshan-e-Iqbal ( ur, ) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 15,16,17,18) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan T ...

Jamshed Town Jamshed Town ( sd, جمشيد ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Ma ...

Kemari Town Keamari Town ( ur, ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union counc ...

Sultanabad(Pashtoon community).

Korangi Town Korangi Town ( sd, ڪورنگي ur, ) lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 9 union councils. ...

Landhi Town Landhi Town ( ur, ) was a Karachi borough in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001 as part oThe Local Government Ordinance 2001 and was subdivided into 9 union councils. The t ...

Liaquatabad Town Liaquatabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the central part of the city. Liaquatabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, but later was ...

Lyari Town Lyari Town ( sd, لیاری ٽاؤن , ur, ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari. Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated one. Lyari Town was formed in 2001 as par ...

Malir Town Malir Town ( sd, ملير ٽائون, ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the Malir River. History Administrative status 2000 The federal government under introduced local government reforms in the year ...

New Karachi Town New Karachi Town ( ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city Gulberg Town. It was formed when katchi abadis were resettled following the 1958 coup d'état. In 2001 it was subdivided into 13 union councils. The town system was disbanded in ...

North Nazimabad Town North Nazimabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union cou ...

Orangi Town Orangi Town ( sd, اُورنگي ٽاؤن, ur, ) lies in the northwestern part of the city that was named after the sprawling municipality of Orangi. Orangi Town was formed in 2001 as part oThe Local Government Ordinance 2001 and was subdivi ...

Saddar Town Saddar Town ( sd, صدر ٽائون; ur, ), lies in the central part of the city that formed much of the historic colonial core of Karachi. Saddar Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into ...

Shah Faisal Town Shah Faisal Town ( sd, شاہ فیصل ٽائون ur, ), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony. History Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdi ...

S.I.T.E. Town (Sindh Industrial & Trading Estate)

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Karachi City-District Government

Town Municipal Administration, Sindh

Understanding Karachi and the 2015 local elections
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