Orangi Town ( sd, اُورنگي ٽاؤن, ur, ) lies in the northwestern part of the city that was named after the sprawling municipality of
Orangi
Orangi ( sd, اورنگي, ur, ) is a municipality approximately in an area that forms much of the northwestern part of Karachi, Pakistan. When grouped with the neighboring municipality of Baldia Town, the Orangi-Baldia population is estimat ...
. Orangi Town was formed in 2001 as part o The Local Government Ordinance 2001 and was subdivided into 13 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Orangi Town was re-organized as part of
Karachi West District
Karachi West District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:
* Lyari Town
*Kemari Town,
* SITE Town,
* Baldia Town
...
in 2015.
Location
Orangi Town was bordered by
New Karachi Town
New Karachi Town ( ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city Gulberg Town, Karachi, Gulberg Town. It was formed when Squatting in Pakistan, katchi abadis were resettled following the 1958 1958 Pakistani coup d'état, coup d'état. In 2001 it ...
to the north across the Shahrah-e-Zahid Hussain, Gulberg Town to the east across the
Gujjar Nala
Gujjhar River or Gujjar Stream ( ur, ، ڳجھڙ نئينن گجهڑ نالہ), is among the main streams of Karachi besides Orangi Stream. The Gujjhar River is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from ...
stream,
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 ...
to the south, and
SITE Town
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* Construction site
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to the west. There were 13 residential neighborhoods, called union councils within Orangi Town.
History
Orangi became famous in the 1980s when local inhabitants became frustrated at the lack of development in the area by the municipal administration and launched the
Orangi Pilot Project
The 'Orangi Pilot Project'' ( ur, ; abbreviated OPP) collectively designates three Pakistani non-governmental organisations working together, having emerged from a socially innovative project carried out in 1980s in the squatter areas of Orangi, ...
under the guidance of
Akhtar Hameed Khan
Akhter Hameed Khan ( ur, , pronounced ; 15 July 1914 – 9 October 1999) was a Pakistani development practitioner and social scientist. He promoted participatory rural development in Pakistan and other developing countries, and widely advocated ...
. The Orangi area was the largest
squatter
Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. The United Nations estimated in 2003 that there ...
settlement in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
at the time, so the
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation () is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan.
History
1852
Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Kara ...
(KMC) did not extend services to the Orangi community. The local community financed, designed and built their own low-cost sewerage system.
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (
administrative divisions
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
) and replaced it with the fourth tier (
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former
Karachi Division
Karachi Division ( ur, ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. There are seven districts of Karachi.
History
In December 1960 Lasbela became a separate district and was placed to form Karachi-Bela division.
In 19 ...
in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Kemari Town. In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation () is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan.
History
1852
Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Kara ...
system was reintroduced. In 2015, Kemari Town was re-organized as part of
Karachi West
Karachi West District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into five towns namely:
* Lyari Town
*Kemari Town,
* SITE Town,
* Baldia Town
...
district.
Localities within Orangi Town
Gulshan-e-Bahar
Baloch Goth Baloch Goth ( ur, بلوچ گوٹھ ) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.Bilal Colony Bilal Colony ( ur, بلال کالونی ) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.Chisti Nagar
Chisti Nagar or Chishti Nagar ( ur, چشتی نگر ) is a residential neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.
Raees Amrohi Colony
Data Nagar Data Nagar ( ur, داتا نگر ) is a residential neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.
It is administered as part of Karachi West district, but was part of the Orangi Town borough until that was disbanded in 2011.
...
Ghabool Town Gabol Colony ( ur, گبول کالونی ) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Muni ...
Hanifabad Hanifabad ( ur, حنیف آباد ) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.Haryana Colony
Haryana Colony ( ur, ہریانہ کالونی ) is a neighbourhood in the Al-Sadaf Colony municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.Iqbal Baloch Colony
Iqbal Baloch Colony ( ur, اقبال بلوچ کالونی ) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.
Mominabad
Mominabad ( ur, مومن آباد ) is a neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.Mujahidabad
Chishti Nagar
Chisti Nagar or Chishti Nagar ( ur, چشتی نگر ) is a residential neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.
See also
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Akhtar Hameed Khan
Akhter Hameed Khan ( ur, , pronounced ; 15 July 1914 – 9 October 1999) was a Pakistani development practitioner and social scientist. He promoted participatory rural development in Pakistan and other developing countries, and widely advocated ...
*
Khasa Hills Khasa Hills are located in Karachi, Pakistan, and lie between Orangi and North Nazimabad. The hills in Karachi are the offshoots of the Kirthar Range, and have a maximum elevation of about 528m in the extreme north. The Khasa hills are arid and devo ...
Orangi Pilot Project
The 'Orangi Pilot Project'' ( ur, ; abbreviated OPP) collectively designates three Pakistani non-governmental organisations working together, having emerged from a socially innovative project carried out in 1980s in the squatter areas of Orangi, ...