Baldia Town

Infobox Settlement
name = Baldia
settlement_type = Town


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Pakistan
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Sindh
subdivision_type2 = City District
subdivision_name2 = Karachi
parts_type = Union Councils
parts_style = para
parts = 8
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government_type = Town Council
leader_title = Town Nazim
leader_name = Kamran Akhtar
leader_title1 = Naib Nazim
leader_name1 = Zahid Mehmood
leader_title2 = Municipal Officer
leader_name2 = Ghulam Shabbir
established_title = Established
established_date = 14th August 2001
area_magnitude = 1 E+6
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population_as_of = 1998
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population_total = 406165
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website = [http://125.209.91.254/CDGK/LinkClick.aspx?link=201&tabid=72 Baldia Town Page]
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Baldia Town is a town located in the western part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan with a population of more than 400,000 at the 1998 census. It is bordered by SITE Town and Orangi to the east and by Kiamari Town to the north and west, with most of the western boundary formed by part of the RCD Highway. The population is 97% Muslim and includes several ethnic groups - Muhajirs, Punjabis, Balochs, Seraikis, Kashmiris, Pakhtuns, Sindhis, Memons, Bohras, and Ismailis.

History

The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2002, 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 Baldia Town.

Neighbourhoods of Baldia

See also

* City District Government
* Karachi
* Lahore

External links

* [http://www.karachicity.gov.pk Official Karachi Website]
* [http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Baldia Official Baldia Town Webpage]