Keamari Town

Keamari Town (Urdu: کیماڑی ٹاؤن ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari 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 Kemari Town was re-organized as part of Karachi West District in 2015.

Keamari Town کیماڑی ٹاؤن ڪياماڙي ٽاؤن‎‎
Constituent Town of Karachi
Kemari Town was divided into 11 Union Councils
Coordinates: 24°54′N 66°50′E / 24.90°N 66.84°E / 24.90; 66.84
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
District	Keamari District
Established	14 August 2001
Disbanded	2011
Union Councils	11, Baba Bhit, Bhutta Village, Gabo Pat, Kakapir, Keamari, Machar Colony, Maripur, Salehabad, Shams Pir, Shershah, Sultanabad
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Nazim	Humayun Khan
• Naib Nazim	Ameer Hamza
• Municipal Officer	Muhammad Latif Lodhi
Population  (1998)
• Total	383,778

In 2020, Keamari District was carved out from Karachi West District. So Kemari Town ended up being part of Kemari District.^[1][2][3]

Location

Kemari Town comprised the western parts of Karachi, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline of sandy beaches, small islands and Mangrove forests. It does not include the southern island of Manora, which is administered by the Pakistani military as Manora Cantonment, because of the naval base located there. The town formed a large triangle with defined boundaries: the RCD Highway and the Lyari River form the northeastern border, the Hub River to the northwestern border, and the Arabian Sea formed the southern border.

History

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).

2001

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 Kemari Town.

2011

In 2011, the system was disbanded but remained in place for bureaucratic administration until 2015, when the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation system was reintroduced.

2015

In 2015, Kemari Town was re-organized as part of Karachi West district.

2020

In 2020, Keamari District was made after splitting Karachi West District. Now, Kemari Town is part of Keamari District.^[1][2][3]

Keamari District

Keamari District is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan. Kemari District is created after splitting Karachi West District.^[4][5][6]

 

Kemari District Map

Administrative Towns of Kemari

Following is the list of four administrative towns of Kemari District.^[1][7][2]

• Keamari Town
• Baldia Town
• Site Town
• Karachi Fish Harbour

See also

• Keamari District
• Keamari Locality

References

1. "Karachi fits seventh district into its mix – Keamari | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
2. "Ruckus in Sindh Assembly as opposition protests Kemari district decision | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
3. "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". The Nation. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
4. ABDULLAH ZAFAR (21 August 2020). "Sindh Cabinet approves division of Karachi into seven districts". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
5. "Sindh Cabinet Approves Formation Of Kemari District In Karachi". 92newshd.tv. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
6. ریاض سہیل (20 August 2020). "کیماڑی: کراچی میں نئے ضلعے کے قیام کی منظوری، اس کی ضرورت کیوں پیش آئی؟". bbc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
7. "Sindh govt decides to divide Karachi into seven districts". Dunya News. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

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