Gulshan Town

Gulshan Town
گلشن ٹاؤن
Town ChairmanDr Fauad Ahmed
DistrictGulshan District
DivisionKarachi Division
Province Sindh
Country Pakistan
Established1972 (1972)
Town status14 August 2001 (14 August 2001)
Disbanded11 July 2011 (11 July 2011)
Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation
08
  • Essa Nagri
    Hassan Square
    Jamali Colony
    Zia ul Haq Colony
    New Dhoraji
    Metroville-III
    Shanti Nagar
    National Stadium
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Karachi
 • ConstituencyNA-236 Karachi East-II
Area
 • Total29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Highest elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Lowest elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 • Total973,314
 • Density33,775.93/km2 (87,479.3/sq mi)
DemonymKarachiite
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
75300
NWD (area) code021
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Gulshan Town (Urdu: گلشن ٹاؤن) is a Karachi borough in the northeastern part of Karachi. Gulshan Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, and Gulshan Town was reorganized as a subdivision of Karachi East District in 2015.[1][2] The Karachi Towns were restored in early 2022.[3] According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision is 973,314.

  1. ^ "Gulshan Town, Karachi". City Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ KARACHI: Rs1,085m budget for Gulshan Town Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 June 2006, Retrieved 1 June 2022
  3. ^ Siddiqui, Tahir (8 January 2022). "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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