SITE Town explained

SITE Town
Settlement Type:Town of Karachi
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:coll
Parts:9
P1:Pak Colony
P2:Old Golimar
P3:Jahanabad
P4:Metrovil
P5:Bhawani Chali
P6:Frontier Colony
P7:Banaras Colony
P8:Qasba Colony
P9:Islamia Colony
Government Type:Town Council
Leader Title:Town Administrator
Leader Name:Imran Aslam Khan
Established Title:Established
Established Date:14 August 2001
Population As Of:1998
Population Total:467,560
Blank Name:Office Location
Blank Info:D-1 SITE, Mangopir Road, Karachi.

SITE Town (Urdu: {{nq|سائٹ ٹاؤن) lies in the southern part of Karachi and was named after the Sindh Industrial & Trading Estate. SITE Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 9 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and SITE Town was re-organized as part of Karachi West District in 2015. Now in 2022, a new division of Karachi into 26 towns was announced.[1]

In 2020, Kemari District was carved out from Karachi West District. So SITE Town ended up being part of Kemari District.[2] [3] [4]

Location

SITE Town was located western part of Karachi, Pakistan and was named after the Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate (SITE) area.[5] The town was bordered by Gadap Town to the north, Liaquatabad Town and North Nazimabad Town to the east across the Orangi Nala stream, Lyari Town and Saddar Town to the south across the Lyari River and Kiamari Town to the west. Also neighbouring the town were Baldia Town and Orangi Town to the northwest.

History

2000

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 in 2001, and the merging of its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including SITE Town.

2011

In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.

2015

In 2015, SITE Town was re-organized as part of Karachi West district.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs (Union Councils) notified (by the Sindh government). Dawn (newspaper). 8 January 2022. 19 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Karachi fits seventh district into its mix . 2020-08-23. Samaa TV News website. en-US.
  3. Web site: Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision. 2020-08-23. Pakistan Today (newspaper).
  4. Web site: 2020-08-21. Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts. 2020-08-23. The Nation (newspaper). en.
  5. https://www.dawn.com/news/151626 Karachi: SITE Town: mix of communities
  6. Web site: SITE Town. dead. 13 June 2006. 19 April 2023. Karachi City Government website. https://web.archive.org/web/20060613010501/http://karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Site.