Landhi Town

Landhi Town
لانڈھی ٹاؤن
Landhi Town Map
Landhi Town Map
Town ChairmanAbdul Jamil Khan
DistrictKorangi District
DivisionKarachi Division
Province Sindh
Country Pakistan
Established1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Town status14 August 2001; 23 years ago (14 August 2001)
Disbanded11 July 2011; 13 years ago (11 July 2011)
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
10
  • Labour Square
    Zaman Town
    Sharif Colony
    Khawaja Ajmair
    Bhutto Nagar
    Farooq Villas
    Zamanabad
    Hasrat Mohani Colony
    Nizam-e-Mustafa Colony
    100 Quarters
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • ConstituencyNA-233 Karachi Korangi-II
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 • Total681,293
 • Density35,857.58/km2 (92,870.7/sq mi)
DemonymKarachiite
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75160
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Landhi Town (Urdu: لانڈھی ٹاؤن) is a Karachi borough in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Landhi. Landhi Town was formed in 2001, and was subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011 but later restored in 2022.[1][2] and Korangi Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before Korangi District was formed. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Landhi Subdivision is 681,293.

  1. ^ KARACHI: Rs402m Landhi Town budget Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2006, Retrieved 5 March 2022
  2. ^ Tahir, Siddiqui (1 August 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified (by the government)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 December 2022.