Gulberg Town
گلبرگ ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
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 Gulberg Town was divided into 8 Union Councils | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 14 August 2001 |
| Union Councils | 8
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| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Town Chaiman | Nusrat Ullah |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 613,724 |
| • Density | 43,837.43/km2 (113,538.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Gulberg Town (Sindhi and Urdu: گلبرگ) lies in the northern part of the city. Gulberg 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,[1] and Gulberg Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015 and the Karachi Towns were restored in early 2022.[2]
- ^ Gayer, Laurent (2014). Karachi: Ordered Disorder and the Struggle for the City. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-935444-3.
- ^ Tahir Siddiqui (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 19 January 2023.