Manghopir Town

Town Municipal Committee

As per the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021, Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Karachi West District has three towns.

• Manghopir Town
• Mominabad Town
• Orangi Town

Demographics

Manghopir is a rural area of Karachi. The area has the oldest Sufi shrines in the city named after a Saint Saqib, hot sulphur springs that are believed to have curative powers, and many crocodiles - believed locally to be the sacred disciples of Pir Mangho. .

There are several ethnic groups in Manghopir Town. The Population of Manghopir Sub-Division is 1,081,753 as of the 2023 census's

Religion

There are 1,039,887 Muslims, 34,417 Christians, 6,186 Hindus, 230 Ahmadiyya, 79 scheduled castes, 475 Sikhs, 251 Parsis and 258 others of total population 1,081,753 of Manghopir sub-division.

Town Municipal Corporation

On 29 September 2022 the Government of Sindh issued a notification of remaining names of Union Committees of Manghopir, Orangi District of Karachi Division.

** 16 Union Committees of Manghopir in Town Municipal Corporation**

Manghopir Sub-Division Areas

• Surjani Town
• Taiser Town
• Qalandarani Goth
• Abdullah Goth
• Gulshan-e-Maymar
• Khuda Ki Basti
• Gulshan-e-Tauheed
• Manghopir
• Ghazi Goth Orangi
• Ittehad Town
• KDA Flats
• Khairabad
• Zebo Goth
• Northern Bypass

Adjoining Areas

• New Karachi Town
• North Karachi Town
• Gulshan-e-Bahar
• Baldia Town

Constituensy

NA-244 Karachi West-I

Manghopir Lake

The Manghopir Lake is situated near the shrine of Sufi Pir Mangho and there over one hundred Mugger crocodiles in the lake which are fed by the pilgrims.

Sheedis and Festivals

Manghopir is mostly inhabited by one of Pakistan's smallest ethnic communities, the Sheedi, also known as Makrani. Sheedi are said to be the descendants of Afro-Arabs from Zanzibar and maintain their distinct Afro-Arab and Omani identity in the midst of the dominating South Asian cultures.

Presently, these African-Pakistanis live in various parts of Karachi. Most are found in Lyari, but they are also found in Malir, Moaach Goth, Manghopir, and further in southern at Sindh and Balochistan. Due to Lyari's dominant Sheedi people population, it is often called 'Little Africa'. Some Afro-Arab style festivals and dances like Gowati, Lewa, Dhamaal, beating Omani style shindo, jabwah, and jasser drums are still popular in Manghopirs Lyari locale. Many forms of folk beliefs and medicines are also still practiced. A prominent Urdu poet and Lyari citizen, Noon Meem Danish, proudly claims to be the great-great-grandchild of an African from Zanzibar. "Now after centuries of cultural assimilation, Sheedis proudly call themselves Sindhis and Baloch.

References

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