Shah Faisal Town Explained

Shah Faisal Subdivision
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Constituent 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:list
Parts:8
P1:Al-Falah Society
P2:Drigh Colony
P3:Moria Khan Goth
P4:Natha Khan Goth
P5:Pak Sadat Colony
P6:Rafa-e-Aam Society
P7:Raita Plot
P8:Shah Faisal Colony
Government Type:Town Council
Leader Title:Town Nazim (Mayor)
Leader Name:Karim-ud-Din
Leader Title2:Municipal Officer
Leader Name2:Syed Fuzail Ahmed Bukhari
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2001
Population As Of:2017 Census of Pakistan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:447,993
Coordinates:24.8806°N 67.1625°W
Blank Name:Office location
Blank Info:Town Municipal Administration, Shah Faisal Town, Extension elementary College Block-2, Shah Faisal Colony, near Superior Science College Karachi

Shah Faisal Town (Sindhi: شاہ فیصل ٽائونUrdu: {{nq|شاہ فیصل ٹاؤن), lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony.

History

Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils and Shah Faisal Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East District, before being amalgamated into the new Korangi District.

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 26 autonomous constituent towns including Shah Faisal 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, Shah Faisal Town was re-organized as part of Karachi East district, before being amalgamated into the new Korangi District.

Location

The town was bordered by Malir Town to the northeast, Bin Qasim Town to the east, Korangi Town and Landhi Town to the south, and Faisal Cantonment and Malir Cantonment to the west and northwest. The Malir River formed the southern boundary of the town and the Shahrah-e-Faisal highway formed much of the northern boundary with the Jinnah International Airport at the northern end of the town.

Neighbourhoods

Shah Faisal Town had twenty-one densely populated neighborhoods:

Wireless Gate

The Wireless Gate serves as a major entrance way to Shah Faisal Town. The name is derived from the abundance of telecommunication installations (PTA) and offices in the area. The area hosted a radio station until the early 1980s. The name wireless gate was given to the railway crossing as the road ends at the gate of the wireless station installation.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shah Faisal Town population per 2017 Census of Pakistan. dead. 29 June 2020. Citypopulation.de website. 12 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022932/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-karachi.php.