Faisalabad
Faisalabad
فیصل آباد | |
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Metropolis | |
Clock Tower Lyallpur Gurdwara Jhal Flyover Circuit House Gardens Faisalabad railway station Lyallpur Galleria | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: The Manchester of Pakistan | |
Faisalabad Location of Faisalabad Faisalabad Faisalabad (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′0″N 73°5′28″E / 31.41667°N 73.09111°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Faisalabad |
| District | Faisalabad |
| Settled | 1892 |
| Founded by | James Broadwood Lyall |
| Named after | Faisal of Saudi Arabia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | None[1] |
| • Commissioner | Silwat Saeed[2] |
| Area | |
• City | 1,330 km2 (512 sq mi) |
| • Land | 840 km2 (325 sq mi) |
| • Water | 430 km2 (165 sq mi) 33% |
| • Metro | 5,860 km2 (2,261 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population (2023)[3] | |
• City | 3,691,999 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Punjab 3rd in Pakistan |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Faisalabadi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Native | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 38000 |
| Area code | 041 |
| Former name | Lyallpur |
| GDP | 10 billion (2024) |
| Website | faisalabad |
Faisalabad,[a] formerly known as Lyallpur,[b] is the second-largest city and primary industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in the Rachna Doab of central Punjab, it is the third-most populous city in Pakistan. Established in 1892 as a planned city, the population of the city increased six times in the decade following the partition of British India as hundreds of thousands of East Punjabi Muslim immigrants settled the city.
Historically one of the largest villages of Punjab, Lyallpur was one of the first planned cities within British India. It was restructured into city district status; a devolution promulgated by the 2001 local government ordinance (LGO). The total area of Faisalabad District is 5,856 km2 (2,261 sq mi)[4] while the area controlled by the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) is 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi).[5]
Faisalabad has become a major industrial and distribution hub due to its centrally located infrastructure (connecting roads, rails, and air transportation).[6] It has been referred to as the Manchester of Pakistan because of its extensive textile industry.[7][8] As of 2013, the GDP of Faisalabad was estimated at $43 billion[9] and projected to rise to $87 billion in 2025 at a growth rate of 5.7%.[10] Faisalabad contributes over 10 percent to the Punjab's GDP and has an average annual GDP (nominal) of $20.5 billion.[9] Agriculture and industry remain its hallmarks.[11]
- ^ "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Commissioner for early completion of Business Facilitation Centre". The Nation. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Urban Localities by Population Size and their Population by Sex, Annual Growth Rate and Household Size: Census–2023 (PUNJAB) (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2024
- ^ "A History of Faisalabad City". The Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Faisalabad Development Authority". Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "The City Faisalabad – GCUF". Archived from the original on 24 April 2015.
- ^ International Conference on Soil Sustainability and Food Security (PDF) (Report). University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2002). Pakistan: Nationalism Without A Nation. Zed Books. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-84277-117-4.
- ^ a b "Punjab At A Glance". Punjab Board of Investment & Trade, Government of The Punjab. 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "District Website". faisalabad.dc.lhc.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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