Faisalabad

فیصل آباد

Lyallpur
Municipality
Nickname(s): 
The Manchester of Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°25′0″N 73°5′28″E / 31.41667°N 73.09111°E / 31.41667; 73.09111Coordinates: 31°25′0″N 73°5′28″E / 31.41667°N 73.09111°E / 31.41667; 73.09111
DistrictFaisalabad
Settled1892
Founded bySir James Broadwood Lyall
Government
 • Mayor of FaisalabadAniq Ahmad Rana
 • Deputy Mayor of Faisalabad3 zonal mayors
Area
 • Municipality1,300 km2 (490 sq mi)
 • Land840 km2 (325 sq mi)
 • Water430 km2 (165 sq mi)  33%
 • Metro
5,860 km2 (2,261 sq mi)
Elevation
184 m (605 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Municipality3,203,846
 • Rank3rd, Pakistan
 • Demonym
Faisalabadi
 
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PST)
ZIP code format
38xxx
Area code(s)041
Vehicle registrationThree letters beginning with F and random four numbers (e.g. FDA-1234)
Former NameLyallpur
Official LanguageUrdu
Native languagePunjabi
Languages (1981)98.2% Punjabi
1.8% Others
Websitewww.fda.gov.pk