Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
لیاقت آباد ٹاؤن | |
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A view of Liaquatabad, Karachi | |
Liaquatabad Town was divided into 07 Union Committees | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′01″N 67°02′41″E / 24.9002°N 67.0446°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Nazimabad District | Karachi Division |
| Established | 14 August 2001 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Union Committees | 07
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| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Karachi |
| • Town Chairman | Faraz Haseeb |
| • Constituensy | NA-249 Karachi Central-III |
| • National Assembly Member | Ahmed Salim Siddiqui (Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 547,706 |
| • Density | 91,284.33/km2 (236,425.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| Area code | 021 |
| Office Location | Town Municipal Administration Liaquatabad Town, Shahrah-e-Ibne Sina, Gujar Nala, Nazimabad No.2, Karachi 74600 |
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Liaquatabad Town (Urdu: لیاقت آباد ٹاؤن) lies in the central part of the city of Karachi, in Pakistan. Liaquatabad Town was formed in 2001 under the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, but later restored by the government in early 2022. Also Liaquatabad Town was re-organized as part of Karachi Central District in 2015.