Shah Faisal Town
Administrative subdivision or town within Karachi, Pakistan
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Shah Faisal Town (Sindhi: شاہ فیصل ٽائون, Urdu: شاہ فیصل ٹاؤن) lies in the eastern part of the city that took its name from Shah Faisal Colony.
CountryPakistan
Established2001
Union Councils
Office locationTown Municipal Administration, Shah Faisal Town, Extension elementary College Block-2, Shah Faisal Colony, near Superior Science College Karachi
Shah Faisal Town
شاہ فیصل ٹاؤن شاھ فيصل ٽائون | |
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Shah Faisal Subdivision was divided into 7 Union Councils | |
| Coordinates: 24.8806°N 67.1625°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 2001 |
| Union Councils | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Nazim (Mayor) | Karim-ud-Din |
| • Municipal Officer | Syed Fuzail Ahmed Bukhari |
| Population | |
• Total | 641,894 |
| Office location | Town Municipal Administration, Shah Faisal Town, Extension elementary College Block-2, Shah Faisal Colony, near Superior Science College Karachi |
Town Municipal Committee
As per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Korangi District has four towns.[2]
- Shah Faisal Town
- Landhi Town
- Korangi Town
- Model Colony Town, Karachi
History
Shah Faisal Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001. In 2021, it was reorganized as the Town Municipal Corporation Shah Faisal under the Korangi District.
Neighbourhoods
Shah Faisal Town has twenty-one densely populated neighborhoods:
- Al-Falah Society
- Al-Haider Housing Society
- Azeem Pura
- Hasan Mujtaba Town
- Drigh Colony
- Drigh Road Cantt Bazar
- Golden Town
- Green Town
- Gulshan-e-Muneer
- Iqbalabad
- Kehkashan Society
- Khoso Goth
- Moria Khan Goth
- Natha Khan Goth
- Pak Sadat Colony
- Punjab Town
- Rafah-e-Aam Society
- Reta Plot
- Sachal Goth
- Salman Farsi
- Shah Faisal Colony