Islamabad
اسلام آباد | |
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Clockwise from left: Pakistan Monument, Blue Area is the commercial centre of the city, National Assembly of Pakistan, Faisal Mosque, Margalla Hills National Park | |
Coordinates: 33°43′N 73°04′E / 33.717°N 73.067°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Islamabad Capital Territory |
Founded | 1960 |
Government | |
• Type | Parliamentary democratic republic |
• Governing body | Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation and Capital Development Authority (CDA) |
• Chief Commissioner | Aftab Akbar Durrani |
• Deputy Commissioner | Capt(r) Mushtaq Ahmed |
Area | |
• Capital city | 906.5 km2 (350.0 sq mi) |
• Land | 897.7 km2 (346.6 sq mi) |
• Water | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) 0.97% |
• Urban | 220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi) |
• Rural | 466.20 km2 (180.00 sq mi) |
• Parks | 220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 620 m (2,000 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
Population (2017 Census)[2] | |
• Capital city | 1,014,825 |
• Density | 2,089/km2 (5,410/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,014,825 |
• Urban density | 4,609/km2 (11,940/sq mi) |
• Rural | 991,747 |
• Metro | 4 million |
Demonym | Islamabadi or Islamabadis |
Postcode | 44000 |
Area code | 051 |
Notable sports teams | Islamabad United, Islamabad Jinns |
Website | www |
Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam) is the Federal capital city of Pakistan. The city is on the Pothohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. Islamabad Town is also a town in Jammu and Kashmir. It is in the Islamabad Capital Territory, though the area has historically been a part of the crossroads of the Punjab region and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (the Margalla Pass being a historic gateway to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Pothohar Plateau historically is a part of the Punjab region). This city is rich in nature. It is surrounded by the Margalla Hills. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa in the Köppen climate classification). Islamabad is an expensive city to live in as the prices of most of fruits, vegetable and poultry items increased in Islamabad during the years 2015-2020.[3]