Gulberg (Karachi)
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| Gulberg Town | |
| Population (1998) | 453,490 |
| Town Nazim (Mayor) | Syed Maud Ahmed Hayat |
| Naib Nazim | Syed Sohail Ansar Zaidi |
| Municipal Officer | Raza Abbas Rizvi |
| Union Councils | 8 |
| Website | [Official website] |
Gulberg Town (Urdu: گلبرگ ) is one of the towns in northern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Gulberg is bordered by the Lyari River and Gulshan Town to the east and the Gujar Nala stream and North Nazimabad Town to the west. Also neighbouring Gulberg are New Karachi and Gadap to the north and Liaquatabad to the south. The population of Gulberg Town was estimated to be about 450,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% is Muslim. There are several ethnic groups in Gulberg Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.
History
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 it's five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Gulberg Town.Neighbourhoods of Gulberg Town
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