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; 73.09111 Coordinates: 31°25′0″N 73°5′28″E﻿ / ﻿31.41667°N 73.09111°E﻿ / 31.41667; 73.09111
District | Faisalabad
Settled | 1892
Founded by | Sir James Broadwood Lyall
Government
• Mayor of Faisalabad | Aniq Ahmad Rana
• Deputy Mayor of Faisalabad | 3 zonal mayors
Area
• Municipality | 1,300 km2 (490 sq mi)
• Land | 840 km2 (325 sq mi)
• Water | 430 km2 (165 sq mi) 33%
• Metro | 5,860 km2 (2,261 sq mi)
Elevation | 184 m (605 ft)
Population (2017)
• Municipality | 3,203,846
• Rank | 3rd, Pakistan
• Demonym | Faisalabadi
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST)
ZIP code format | 38xxx
Area code(s) | 041
Vehicle registration | Three letters beginning with F and random four numbers (e.g. FDA-1234)
Former Name | Lyallpur
Official Language | Urdu
Native language | Punjabi
Languages (1981) | 98.2% Punjabi 1.8% Others
Website | www.fda.gov.pk