Kiamari Town

Infobox Settlement
name = Keamari
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 = Humayun Khan
leader_title1 = Naib Nazim
leader_name1 = Ameer Hamza
leader_title2 = Municipal Officer
leader_name2 = Muhammad Latif Lodhi
established_title = Established
established_date = 14th August 2001
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population_as_of = 1998
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population_total = 383778
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website = [http://125.209.91.254/CDGK/LinkClick.aspx?link=205&tabid=72 Keamari Town Page]
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Kiamari Town (also spelt Keamari and Kemari) is the main coastal town of Karachi, located in the central and western parts of the city, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline with sandy beaches, small islands and mangrove forests. It does not include the southern island of Manora which is under cantonment administration because of the naval base located there. The town forms a large triangle with highly defined boundaries - the RCD Highway and the Lyari River forming the northeastern border, the Hub River forming the northwestern border and the Arabian Sea forming the southern border. The population of Kiamari Town was estimated to be about 380,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.

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 Kiamari Town.

Neighbourhoods of Kiamari Town

Most of the Kiamari neighbourhoods are densely populated with two exceptions. Baba Bhit is composed of three small islands in Karachi harbour with about 5% of the town population. Further west, Gabo Pat is mostly rural with about 10% of the town population but half of the total town area.

* Baba Bhit * Bhutta Village * Gabo Pat * Kiamari

* Machar Colony * Maripur * SherShah * Sultanabad

See also

* City District Government
* Karachi
* Lahore

External links

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