Islamabad
Islamabad (help·info) (Punjabi, Pashto, Urdu: اسلام آباد) Islām ābād (Meanin "Abode o Islam") is the caipital o Pakistan an the tent lairgest ceety in the kintra. Locatit in the Islamabad Caipital Territory, the population o the ceety haes increased frae 100,000 in 1951 [2] tae 1.21 million in 2009.[3][4] The Rawalpindi/Islamabad Metropolitan Aurie is the third lairgest in Pakistan wi a population o ower 4.5 million indwallers.[5]
Islamabad اسلام آباد | |
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Caipital Ceety | |
 Clockwise frae top: Faisal Mosque, Serena Hotel, Parliament House, Pakistan Monument, Nicht view o Islamabad, an Prime Meenister's Secretariat | |
| Eik-name(s): Isloo, The Green Ceety | |
  Islamabad Location athin Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′N 73°04′E / 33.717°N 73.067°E | |
| Kintra | Pakistan |
| Territory | Islamabad Caipital Territory |
| Constructit | 1960s |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenin body | Caipital Development Authority (CDA) |
| • Chief Commissioner | Tariq Mahmood Pirzada |
| Area | |
| • Caipital Ceety | 120.00 km2 (46.33 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 233.00 km2 (89.96 sq mi) |
| • Specified aurie | 3626.00 km2 (1,400.01 sq mi) |
| • Rural aurie | 466.00 km2 (179.92 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1604 m (5263 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Caipital Ceety | 1,330,000 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postcode | 44000 |
| Area code(s) | 051 |
| Website | www.islamabad.gov.pk |
Sister ceeties
eeditFollaein ceeties hae twin ceety relationships wi Islamabad.
References
eedit- ↑ "Ministry of Population | Population Projection (In Millions) By Provinces, Pakistan (2007-2030)". Mopw.gov.pk. Archived frae the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 Januar 2012.
- ↑ http://www.spdc.org.pk/pubs/rr/rr25.pdf[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 17 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/editorial/poor-police-performance-460[deid airtin]
- ↑ Frantzeskakis, J. M. "Islamabad, a town planning example for a sustainable city" (PDF).[deid airtin]
- ↑ Greater Amman Municipality-Official website. "Twin city agreements".[deid airtin]
- ↑ Greater Municipality of Ankara. "Sister Cities Of Ankara". Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2010. Retrieved 28 Januar 2011.
- ↑ Beijing International-Official website. "Sister cities". Archived frae the original on 26 Mey 2010. Retrieved 28 Januar 2011.
- ↑ Fazal Sher - Daily Times. "Islamabad, Seoul to be made sister cities". Archived frae the original on 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2022.
- ↑ https://archive.today/20120729005443/www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C01%5C23%5Cstory_23-1-2010_pg11_2
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