| Lyari Town | |
| Native Name: | |
| Settlement Type: | Constituent Town of Karachi |
| Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
| Coordinates: | 24.8722°N 66.9922°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sindh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karachi |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | August 2001 |
| Parts Type: | Union Councils |
| Parts Style: | coll,para |
| Parts: | 11 |
| P1: | Agra Taj Colony Allama Iqbal Colony Baghdadi Bihar Colony Chakiwara Daryaabad Khada Memon Society Nawabad Ragiwara Shah Baig Line ghulam Shah Line |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Nazim |
| Leader Name: | walo niazi |
| Leader Title1: | Naib Nazim |
| Population Total: | 186494 |
| Population Demonym: | Lyariite |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 75660 |
| Leader Title2: | Municipal Officer |
| Blank Name: | Office Location |
| Blank Info: | Main Lyari Town Off. (Old KMC Zonal Office) Shahrah-e-Abdul Rahim Baloch (Chakiwara Road) Lyari Town, Karachi. |
| Extinct Title: | Disbanded |
| Extinct Date: | 2011 |
Lyari Town (Sindhi: لیاري ٽائون , Urdu: {{nastaliq|لیاری ٹاؤن ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari.[1] [2] [3] Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated one. Lyari 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, and Lyari Town was re-organized as part of Karachi South in 2015.
It was bordered by the boroughs of SITE Town to the north across the Lyari River, Jamshed Town and Saddar Town to the east, and Kemari Town to the west across Karachi Harbour. It was made 11 smaller localities, called union councils, which were in turn divided into several neighborhoods.[4]
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous "third tier of government" (administrative divisions) and replaced it with the fourth tier (districts). The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Lyari Town.
In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.
In 2015, Lyari Town was re-organized as part of Karachi South district.
