Faisalabad Historical Background

A tiny town founded only to act as an agricultural market/mandi has now grown into a giant size metropolitan city, which enjoys third position in the country, as far as population and industrial growth is concerned. The present Faisalabad District came into existence in 1904 as Lyallpur District. Prior to that it was a Tehsil of Jhang District. During the later part of the 19^th century the then Government of India initiated a great system of artificial irrigation through construction of canals. The area now comprising of Faisalabad District was part of three Districts via Gujranwala, Jhang and Sahiwal. This area was located between river Ravi and River Chenab and formed part of Rachna Doab. The name Lyallpur was given with a view to pay tribute to Sir James Lyall, Lt. Governor of Punjab, for his services rendered in colonization of the lower Chenab valley. The design of the town was prepared by Captain Pophan Young C.I.E, a colonization officer. In the same year i.e. 1896 Lyallpur Tehsil was established by carring out area of Gujranwala, Jhang and Sahiwal and placed under the administrative control of District Jhang.

GEOGRAPHY

The total area of the District is of 58.56 square kilometer. It lies between longitude 73^o and 74^o East, latitude 30^o and 31.5^o north, at an elevation of 605 feet above sea level. There is no natural boundary between Faisalabad and the adjoining Districts. Faisalabad is bounded by Hafizabad and Sheikhupura towards north and northeast, by Sheikhupura, Okara and Sahiwal towards east and southeast, and by Jhang and Toba Tek Singh towards west and southwest. FDA’s notified controlled area is 1280 sq. km. River Chenab flows about 30 km in the north west while river Ravi meanders about 40 km off the city in the south east. Lower Chenab canal is the main source of irrigation water, which meets the requirements of 80% of cultivated land. The soil of Faisalabad comprises of alluvial deposits mixed with loess having calcareous characteristics. The soil is generally fertile.

CLIMATE

The climate of Faisalabad is extreme with very little rainfall. The maximum temp in summer rises up to 48^o C and minimum temperature in winter goes down to 04^o C. the present average rainfall is 40 mm which is more then twice the average rainfall prevalent 40 years ago.

POPULATION

The population of Faisalabad was 2152401 in 1951, which had jumped to 5429547 during 1998, an increase of 150% in 47 years showing in average increase of 3.2 % per annum. Faisalabad city, which had a population 9171 in 1901 jumped 179000 in 1951, had further jumped to 2009000 during 1998 census. The total increase in 47 years is 1000%, which is 21.3 % per annum.

FAISALABAD'S REFERENCES
 
Places of Interest

Clock Tower, Victoria Memorial Chowk, Jinnah Garden, Habib Bank, General Bus Stand, Railway Station, PIA Booking Office, Air Port
Truck Stand, Allama Iqbal Stadium, General Post Office, T & T Office, Gattwala Forest Park, Zila Council, Hockey Stadium, Iqbal Stadium, Fun Land, Sind Bad, Faisalabad Arts Council, Dry Port
 
Educational Institutes

Agriculture University, Govt. College University, National University Of Textile Engineering & Technology, Faisalabad University, Sargodha Road, Govt. Islamia College For Women, Govt. College For Women Madina Town. Govt. Degree College Samanabad, Govt. Municipal Degree College, Punjab Medical College, Waris Shah Law College, Punjab Law College, Shiblee College Of Commerce, Govt. College Of Technology, Govt. College Of Education, Govt. Elementary Teachers Training College, Govt. Technical High School, Govt. Comprehensive High School, Faisalabad Grammar School, Beacon House School System, Lasalle High School, City Grammar School, Lahore Grammar School, Divisional Public School, Sandal Public School,  
 

Hospitals

Allied Hospital, DHQ Hospital, Al-Noor Hospital, Aziz Fatima Hospital, Mian Muhammad Trust Hospital, Saint Raphael Hospital, Social Security Hospital, Sahil Hospital, Allah Rahki Hospital, National Hospital
 
Hotels And Restaurants

Serena Hotel, Rays Hotel, Ripple Plaza, Namwah Restaurant, Kingwah Restaurant, KFC, Sabina Hotel, D-Hotel, Dynasty, Pizza Hut
MacDonald’s, Prime Hotel, Sandal Hotel, National Hotel.

Clubs

Chenab Club, Minerva Club
 
Shopping Areas

Katchery Bazar, Chiniot Bazar, Aminpur Bazar, Bhawana Bazar, Jhang Bazar, Montgomry Bazar, Rail Bazar, Karkhana Bazar, UBL Super Market, Bano Bazar, Anarkali Bazar, Mandar Gali Cloth Market, Peoples Colony D-Ground, Satiana Road, Quaid-E-Azam Market, Dosobarah Market, Faisal Market, Iron Market, Faizabad Market, Shaheed-E-Millat Market
 
Research Institutes

Ayub Research Institute, Nuclear Institute For Agriculture And Biology, Natiuonal Fertilizer Research  Institute.

Major Industries

Sitara Textile& Chemical industries, Nishat Textile Mills, Zeenat Textile Mills, Crescent Textile Mills, Army Food Industries, Chenab Textile Mills, Koh-E-Noor Textile Mills, Rafhan Maize Products, Crescent Sugar Mills, Champion Clock, Kanjwani Sugar Mills, Hussain Sugar Mills, Gojra Samundri Sugar Mills, Insaf Textile Mills, Kisan Ghee, Masood Textile Mills, Ehsan Textile Mills, Ibrahim Group OF industries, AMTEX, National Fertilizer corp.