Jamshed Town
Jamshed Town جمشيد ڻاوُن | |
|---|---|
 Union councils of Jamshed Town | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City District | Karachi |
| Established | 14 August 2001 |
| Union Councils | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Nazim | Javed Ahmed |
| • Naib Nazim | Zia Uddin Jamal |
| • Municipal Officer | Masroor Ahmed Memon |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 733,821 |
| Office Location | Town Municipal Office, Block-B, Sindhi Muslim Society, Karachi. |
| Website | Jamshed Town Page |
Jamshed Town (Sindhi: جمشيد ٽائون, Urdu: جمشيد ڻاوُن )lies in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Malir River. Jamshed is bordered by Karachi Cantonment and Clifton Cantonment to the west. The population of Jamshed Town was estimated to be about 730,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. Muhajirs constitute an overwhelming majority of the population.
History
Jamshed Town was named after Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta. In 1922, he was elected president of the Karachi Municipality, an office which he occupied till October, 1932. He was born in 1886 in Karachi and died on 8 August 1952.[1]
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, 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 its five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Jamshed Town.
Economy
Bhoja Air has its head office in PECHS, Jamshed Town.[2] Jamshed Town is the most populated town in Karachi. Karachi's most popular market Tariq Road, is located in PECHS, Jamshed Town.
Neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town
- Abyssinia Lines
- Akhtar Colony
- Azam Basti
- Baloch Colony
- Baltistani Society
- Catholic Colony No. 1
- Central Jacob Lines
- Chanesar Goth
- Cincinnatus Town
- Defence View
- DMCHS (Delhi Mercantile Cooperative Housing Society)
- Firozabad
- Garden East
- Garden West
- Gulistan-e-Zafar
- Jamshed Quarters
- Jut Line
- KAECHS (Karachi Administration Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
- Mahmudabad
- Manzoor Colony
- Nursery
- Pakistan Quarters
- Patel Para
- P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
- P.E.C.H.S. II (Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society)
- Sindh Muslim Cooperative Housing Society
- Sohrab Katrak Parsi Colony
- Soldier Bazaar
See also
References
- ^ The real Father of Karachi (it's not who you think)
- ^ "Contact Us." (Archive) Bhoja Air. Retrieved on 21 April 2012. "46-K, Block 6, P.E.C.H.S., Karachi, Pakistan." – See map, Archive
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