Islamabad
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| Islamabad اسلام آباد |
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| — Caipital Ceety — | |
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| Eik-name(s): Isloo, The Green Ceety | |
  Islamabad
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| 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 |
| - Chairman CDA | Owais Naeem |
| Aurie | |
| - Caipital Ceety | 120.00 km2 (46.3 sq mi) |
| - Metro | 233.00 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| - Specified aurie | 3,626.00 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| - Rural aurie | 466.00 km2 (179.9 sq mi) |
| Heichest elevation | 1,604 m (5,263 ft) |
| Laichest elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Indwallers (2011)[1] | |
| - Caipital Ceety | 1,330,000 |
| - Densitie | 880/km2 (2,279.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Postcode | 44000 |
| Aurie code(s) | 051 |
| Wabsteid | www.islamabad.gov.pk |
Islamabad? (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 inhabitants.[5]
Sister ceeties [edit]
Follaein ceeties hae twin ceety relationships wi Islamabad.
Venice, Italy, 1960
Amman, Jordan, Mairch 19, 1989[6]
Ankara, Turkey, 1982[7]
Beijing, Cheenae, October 8, 1993[8]
Seoul, Sooth Korea, Announced November 7, 2008[9]
Madrid, Spain, June 5, 2010
Jakarta, Indonesie, 1984. Restarted in 2010[10]
References [edit]
- ↑ Ministry of Population | Population Projection (In Millions) By Provinces, Pakistan (2007-2030). Mopw.gov.pk. Retrieved on 15 Januar 2012. .
- ↑ http://www.spdc.org.pk/pubs/rr/rr25.pdf
- ↑ http://www.cda.gov.pk/cda-latest/files/news.asp?var=27
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/editorial/poor-police-performance-460
- ↑ Frantzeskakis, J. M.. Islamabad, a town planning example for a sustainable city.
- ↑ Greater Amman Municipality-Official website. Twin city agreements.
- ↑ Greater Municipality of Ankara. Sister Cities Of Ankara.
- ↑ Beijing International-Official website. Sister cities.
- ↑ Fazal Sher - Daily Times. Islamabad, Seoul to be made sister cities.
- ↑ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\23\story_23-1-2010_pg11_2
