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Faisalabad

Date Of Built: 1892      

 Population Ranking in Pakistan: 3rd           

Area:     Metropolis: 1300 km2                   Land: 840 Km2                  Water: 430 Km2               Metro: 5860 Km2            

Union Councils in Faisalabad: 189

Faisalabad height from sea level:  184 M

Population:        City        5.387 million (2017)       

Faisalabad (Manchester of Pakistan)

Faisalabad postal code: 38000.

Faisalabad

Faisalabad (Lyallpur until 1979) is the third most populous city in Pakistan, and the second largest in the eastern province of Punjab. Historically one of the first planned cities within British India, it has developed into a cosmopolitan metropolis since long. Faisalabad 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 while the area controlled by the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) is 1,280 km2. Faisalabad has grown to become a major industrial and distribution center because of its central location in the region and connecting roads, rails, and air transportation. It has been referred to as "Manchester of Pakistan". Faisalabad's GDP (PPP) in 2013 was $43 billion (USD). The average annual GDP of Faisalabad is $20.5 billion calculated by averaging GDP projections from 2015 to 2025 agriculture and industry remains its hallmark.

The surrounding countryside, irrigated by the lower Chenab River, produces cotton, wheat, sugarcane, maize, vegetables and fruits. The city is an industrial center with major railway repair yards, engineering works, and mills that process sugar, flour, and oil seed. Faisalabad is a major producer of superphosphates, cotton and silk textiles, hosiery, dyes, industrial chemicals, beverages, clothing, pulp and paper, printing, agricultural equipment, and ghee (clarified butter). The Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry monitors industrial activity in the city and reports their findings to the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and provincial government. The city has a major dry port and international airport.

Faisalabad is home to the University of Agriculture, Government College University as well as the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Beaconhouse School System, Divisional Public School Faisalabad and National Textile University. The city has its own cricket team, Faisalabad Wolves, which is based at the Iqbal Stadium. There are several other sports teams that compete internationally, including hockey and snooker.