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| Baldia |
| — Town — |
| Country |
Pakistan |
| Province |
Sindh |
| City District |
Karachi |
| Established |
14th August 2001 |
| Union Councils |
8 |
| Government |
| - Type |
Town Council |
| - Town Nazim |
Kamran Akhtar |
| - Naib Nazim |
Zahid Mehmood |
| - Municipal Officer |
Ghulam Shabbir |
| Population (1998) |
| - Total |
406,165 |
| Website: Baldia Town Page |
Baldia Town is a town located in the western part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan with a population of more than 400,000 at the 1998 census. It is bordered by SITE Town and Orangi to the east and by Kiamari Town to the north and west, with most of the western boundary formed by part of the RCD Highway. The population is 97% Muslim and includes several ethnic groups - Muhajirs, Punjabis, Balochs, Seraikis, Kashmiris, Pakhtuns, Sindhis, Memons, Bohras, and Ismailis.
[edit] History
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2002, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of it's five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Baldia Town.
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