Islamabad
اسلام آباد (Urdu) | |
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 Flag | |
| Nicknames: Isloo, The Green City | |
 Satellite Picture of Islamabad | |
  Islamabad  Islamabad  Islamabad | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′35″N 73°03′50″E / 33.69306°N 73.06389°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Administrative unit | Islamabad Capital Territory |
| Constructed | 1960 |
| Established | 14 August 1967[1] |
| Administrative Areas | 01
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| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan Corporation |
| • Body | Capital Development Authority |
| • Mayor | None (vacant)[lower-alpha 2] |
| • Constituency | NA-46 Islamabad-I NA-47 Islamabad-II NA-48 Islamabad-III |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Irfan Nawaz Memon (BPS-19 PAS)[3] |
| Area | |
| • City | 220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 906.50 km2 (350.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 666 m (2,185 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,584 m (5,197 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 1,108,872[lower-alpha 1] |
| • Rank | 10th in Pakistan |
| • Density | 5,037/km2 (13,050/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,363,863 |
| • Metro density | 2,608/km2 (6,750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| Postcode | 44000 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | ictadministration |
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Islamabad serves as the capital city of Pakistan, ranking as the country's tenth-most populous urban centre with a population exceeding 11 lakh residents. The city enjoys federal administration as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory, and its metropolitan population surpasses 23 lakh inhabitants. Islamabad was conceived as a planned city during the 1960s and formally established in 1967 along the Margalla Hills, thereby succeeding Karachi as Pakistan's national capital.[A 1] The city is situated north of Rawalpindi, which represents northern Punjab's largest city, and together they constitute a metropolitan area with over 57 lakh residents.
The urban planning of Islamabad was masterminded by Greek architect Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, who developed a comprehensive master plan dividing the city into eight distinct zones. These zones encompass administrative areas, diplomatic enclaves, residential sectors, educational and industrial districts, commercial centres, as well as rural and green spaces. The Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation oversees the administration of these areas with support from the Capital Development Authority. Islamabad distinguishes itself through its extensive parks and forests, notably the Margalla Hills National Park and Shakarparian, and is home to several prominent landmarks including the country's flagship Faisal Mosque, Pakistan Monument, and Democracy Square.[6][7][8]
Recognised by the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network with a Gamma+ classification,[9] Islamabad experiences one of Pakistan's highest costs of living. The city's demographic composition is predominantly comprised of middle-class and upper-middle-class citizens.[10][11] Islamabad hosts more than twenty universities, among them Bahria University, Quaid-e-Azam University, PIEAS, COMSATS University, and NUST. The city is claimed by Pakistan as one of safest urban centres, supported by an extensive RFID-enabled surveillance infrastructure featuring nearly 2,000 operational CCTV cameras.[12][13][14][15]
References
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- ↑ "Hamaza Shafqat appointed Administrator MCI for 6 months". The Nation (newspaper). 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "New DC Islamabad takes charge". Dawn. 19 April 2022.
- ↑ "CDA Facts & Figures". Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ↑ "Area, Population By Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Census–2023, Islamabad" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau Statistics. 5 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ Leslie Noyes Mass (15 September 2011). Back to Pakistan: A Fifty-Year Journey. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 978-1442213197.
- ↑ Ravi Kalia (21 April 2011). Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy. Pakistan: Routledge. p. 83. ISBN 978-0415670401.
- ↑ "National Monument: Structure reflects history of Pakistan – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "The World According to GaWC 2020". GaWC - Research Network. Globalization and World Cities. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ Hetland, Atle (23 March 2014). "Islamabad – a city only for the rich?". Dawn. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "G-12, a sector housing rich, poor alike". The Nation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Safe City Project gets operational: Islooites promised safety – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Crime rate in Islamabad drops, claim police". The Nation. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Islamabad". Encyclopædia Britannica. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "History and Heritage". ICT Administration. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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