Gulshan Town
Gulshan Town
گلشن ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
| Town Chairman | Fauad Ahmed |
| District | Gulshan District |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| Province | Sindh |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Established | 1972 |
| Town status | 14 August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 11 July 2011 |
| Union Committees in Town Municipal Corporation | 08
|
| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Constituency | NA-236 Karachi East-II |
| Area | |
• Total | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 973,314 |
| • Density | 33,775.93/km2 (87,479.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karachiite |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | 75300 |
| NWD (area) code | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-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. The Karachi Towns were restored in early 2022. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision is 973,314.