Faisalabad
Lyallpur Town, Madina Town, Jinnah Town, Iqbal Town, Chak Jhumra Town, Jaranwala Town, Samundri Town, Tandlianwala Town. Historic colony Established 1892 Granted City Status 1943 Government • Type City District • DCO Noor-ul-Amin Mengal Area • Total 1,300 km2 • Land 840 km2 • Water 430 km2 • Metro 5,860 km2 Elevation 184 m Population • Estimate 3,547,446 • Rank 3rd, Pakistan • Density 927/km2 • Metro 2,880,675 • CPPA 2,793,721 • Literacy rate 60.3% Demonym Faisalabadi Time zone Pakistan • Summer PST ZIP code 38000 Area code 041 Major airport Faisalabad International Airport Website www.faisalabad.gov.pk
Faisalabad, formerly known as
Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. The city was renamed "Faisalabad" in honour of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.