Faisalabad District


Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.
The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim refugees from Eastern Punjab and Haryanasettled in the Faisalabad District. It initially lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since independence, there has been industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. Notable industry in the district include but not limited to Textile, Chemicals, consumer goods, Engineering, Metals & Metallurgy and Power.
Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904. In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006 it is a city district consisting of the city of Faisalabad.

Languages

According to the 1998 census, Punjabi is the first language of % of the population. The variety of Punjabi spoken in the urban centres of the district is known as Lyallpuri and is very closely related to the varieties spoken in Jalandhar, Lahore, Sahiwal, and Gujranwala. Urdu is the first language of only 1.2%, but it has official status and is used in education and administration.

Administrative divisions

Until divisions were abolished in the year 2000 it was part of Faisalabad Division.
Since 2005, Faisalabad was re-organized as a City-District, and composes of eight Tehsil Municipal Administrations .
  1. Faisalabad
  2. Madina Town
  3. Jinnah Town
  4. Iqbal Town
  5. Chak Jhumra Town
  6. Jaranwala Town
  7. Samundri Town
  8. Tandlianwala Town

    Transportation

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Air