Faisalabad District
| Faisalabad | |
|---|---|
| District | |
  Faisalabad Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E / 31.4180833°N 73.0775750°ECoordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E / 31.4180833°N 73.0775750°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Headquarters | Faisalabad |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
| Government | |
| • District Coordination Officer | Noor-ul-Amin Mengal |
| Population (1998)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,334,678 |
| Time zone | PKT (UTC+5) |
| Languages (1981) | 98.2% Punjabi[2] |
| Website |
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Faisalabad District (Urdu: ضلع فیصل آباد) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.[3]
In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a tehsil of Faisalabad) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006 it is a city district consisting of the city of Faisalabad.
Administrative divisions
Until divisions were abolished in the year 2000 it was part of Faisalabad Division.
Since 2005, Faisalabad was re-organized as a City-District, and composes of eight Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMA) (or towns).[4]
- Lyallpur Town
- Madina Town
- Jinnah Town
- Iqbal Town
- Chak Jhumra Town
- Jaranwala Town
- Samundri Town
- Tandlianwala Town
See also
References
- ↑ Faisalabad, Punjab Police profile
- ↑ Stephen P. Cohen (2004). The Idea of Pakistan. Brookings Institution Press. p. 202. ISBN 0815797613.
- ↑ Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details)
- ↑ CDG Faisalabad | Welcome...
External links
- Faisalabad District - profile on Dawn.com
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