Faisalabad

For the district, see Faisalabad District.

Faisalabad
فیصل آباد
Metropolis
Clock Tower
Lyallpur Gurdwara
Jhal Flyover
Circuit House Gardens
Faisalabad railway station
Lyallpur Galleria
Official seal of Faisalabad
Seal
Nickname: 
The Manchester of Pakistan
Faisalabad is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Location of Faisalabad
Faisalabad is located in Pakistan
Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 31°25′0″N 73°5′28″E / 31.41667°N 73.09111°E / 31.41667; 73.09111
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionFaisalabad
DistrictFaisalabad
Settled1892
Founded byJames Broadwood Lyall
Named forFaisal of Saudi Arabia
Government
 • MayorNone (vacant)[1]
 • CommissionerSilwat Saeed[2]
Area
 • City
1,330 km2 (512 sq mi)
 • Land840 km2 (325 sq mi)
 • Water430 km2 (165 sq mi)  33%
 • Metro
5,860 km2 (2,261 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2024)[3][4]
 • City
3,800,193
 • Rank3rd, Pakistan
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
DemonymFaisalabadi
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
Postal code
38000
Area code041
Former NameLyallpur
Official LanguagesUrdu, English
Native languagePunjabi
Languages (1981)98.2% Punjabi
1.8% Others[5]
GDP$80 billion (2024)

Faisalabad ( /fɑːɪsɑːlˌbɑːd/; Punjabi, Urdu: فیصل آباد, Punjabi pronunciation: [fɛːsə̆ləˌbäːd]; Urdu pronunciation: [fɛːsˈlɑˌbɑːd] ⓘ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), is the second largest city and industrial heart of Punjab, Pakistan. With an estimated population of 3.8 million in 2024, it is the second-largest Punjabi-speaking city in the world.

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)[6] while the area controlled by the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) is 1,326 km2 (512 sq mi).[7][8]: 8 

Faisalabad has become a major industrial and distribution hub due to its centrally located infrastructure (connecting roads, rails, and air transportation).[9] It has been referred to as the Manchester of Pakistan because of its extensive textile industry.[10][11] As of 2013, the GDP of Faisalabad was estimated at $43 billion[12] and projected to rise to $87 billion in 2025 at a growth rate of 5.7%.[13] Faisalabad contributes over 10 percent to the Punjab's GDP and has an average annual GDP (nominal) of $20.5 billion.[12] Agriculture and industry remain its hallmarks.[14][8]: 41 

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  2. ^ "Commissioner for early completion of Business Facilitation Centre". The Nation (newspaper). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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  4. ^ "Provisional Summary Results of 6th Population and Housing Census-2017". pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ Stephen P. Cohen (2004). The Idea of Pakistan. Brookings Institution Press. p. 202. ISBN 0815797613.
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  7. ^ "Faisalabad Geography". 12 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ^ a b Ghulam Mustafa (2009). Regional Profile, Faisalabad (Report). University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
  9. ^ "The City Faisalabad – GCUF". Archived from the original on 24 April 2015.
  10. ^ International Conference on Soil Sustainability and Food Security (PDF) (Report). University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  11. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2002). Pakistan: Nationalism Without A Nation. Zed Books. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-84277-117-4.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "District Website". faisalabad.dc.lhc.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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