Mauripur Town

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Maripur
ماری پور
Village
Maripur is located in Pakistan
Maripur
Maripur
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 24°52′05″N 66°55′05″E / 24.868°N 66.918°E / 24.868; 66.918
DistrictKarachi West
CityKarachi
CountryPakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
75300

Maripur or Mauripur (Urdu: ماری پور) is a Pakistani is a sub-division of district Keamari,Karachi,[1] near Hawke's Bay Beach.

Demographics

Mauripur is an urban area of Karachi near kakapir and hawkes bay beach it is one of the oldest areas of Karachi Mauri means Seaport in Sindhi language which is the reason this town is called Mauripur built initially for fishing now its a major part of Karachi

There are several ethnic groups in Mauripur Town. The Population in mauripur Sub-Division is as of the 2023 census's 218,933,

Languages of Mauripur Sub-Division (2023 census)
  1. Sindhi (32.6%)
  2. Balochi (24.0%)
  3. Pushto (14.1%)
  4. Punjabi (9.80%)
  5. Urdu (5.10%)
  6. Hindko (4.30%)
  7. Brahvi (3.50%)
  8. Saraiki (3.10%)
  9. others (3.40%)

Town Municipal Committee

The Town Municipal Committee Mauripur (TMC Mauripur) is a local government body in Karachi, Pakistan, responsible for providing municipal services within its designated jurisdiction. It is one of the 26 Town Municipal Corporations established in Karachi under the Sindh Local Government Act, 2021.[2][3]

The creation of the Town Municipal Committee Mauripur is part of a restructuring of Karachi's local government system. The Sindh government replaced the previous seven District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) with 26 towns, each with its own municipal committee. Mauripur Town is one of three towns located within the Keamari District, alongside Baldia Town and Moriro Mirbahar Town.[2][3]

Air Force Base

PAF Base Masroor (ICAO: OPMR) is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the Sindh province. The base was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur. It is of immense strategic importance considering it has been entrusted with the task of defending the coastal and Southern region of Pakistan. It houses the 32 Tactical Attack (TA) Wing which comprises four separate squadrons.

Transportation

Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) bus route facilitates travel between Mauripur and the rest of Karachi downtown, Saddar. The buses also run between Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Maripur.[4] Makran Coastal Highway is a 653 km-long coastal highway along Pakistan's Arabian Sea coastline. It is a part of Pakistan's National Highways network. It runs primarily through Balochistan province between Karachi and Gwadar, passing near the port towns of Ormara and Pasni.

Ustad Abdul Ghani Musical Academy

Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch Musical Academy has been running since 1992, located in Mauripur Village, a town, which is located on Hawkesbay Road. The academy was established by Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch, who can sing in Balochi, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi and Saraiki. He teaches students about music and singing. He is a respected person in the area. He is a popular person too in his area. He has many students who have been singing in different areas in Karachi and Balochistan. Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch has been taught by Ostaad Mir Ahmed Baloch, who was very famous singer and music director.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kiamari Town - Government of Karachi Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Maher, Mahim (2022-07-20). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  3. 1 2 Rizwan (2023-06-18). "PPP to rule TMCs of rural, underprivileged areas while JI, PTI to govern most urban TMCs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  4. ↑ Better transportation: Bus route to start between Mauripur and Gulshan-e-Hadeed