SITE Town (Urdu: سائٹ ٹاؤن), located in the southern part of Karachi, Pakistan, is named after the Sindh Industrial & Trading Estate. It was established in 2001 under the Local Government Ordinance and subdivided into nine union councils. In 2011, the town system was abolished, and SITE Town became part of Karachi West District. However, following Karachi's reorganisation into 26 towns in 2022, SITE became part of Kemari District, after Kemari District was carved out of Karachi West District in 2020.[2][3][4][5]
SITE Town سائٹ ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
 SITE Town was divided into 9 Union Councils | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 14 August 2001 |
| Union Councils | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Administrator | Imran Aslam Khan |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 467,560[1] |
| Office Location | D-1 SITE, Mangopir Road, Karachi. |
Location
editSITE Town was located western part of Karachi, Pakistan and was named after the Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate (SITE) area.[1] 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
edit2000
editThe 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
editIn 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.
2015
editIn 2015, SITE Town was re-organized as part of Karachi West district.
Neighborhoods
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Karachi: SITE Town: mix of communities Dawn (newspaper), Published 10 August 2005, Retrieved 19 April 2023
- ^ "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs (Union Councils) notified (by the Sindh government)". Dawn (newspaper). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix". Samaa TV News website. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". The Nation (newspaper). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "SITE Town". Karachi City Government website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2023.