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Faisalabad
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Introduction
and Location
The district lies
from 30 - 35 to 31 - 47'C North latitude and 72 - 01 to 73 - 40°C
East longitude. It is bounded in the North by Gujranwala and
Sheikhupura Districts, in the East by Sheikhupura and Sahiwal
districts, in the south by Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh districts
and in the West by Jhang district.
Area and
Population
Faisalabad district
has an area of 5,856 sq km and a population of 35,47,446 souls.
This district consists of six sub-division, the area and
population of each sub-division is as under:
- Faisalabad (City)
- Faisalabad (Sadar)
- Chak Jhumra
- Jaranwala
- Samundri
- Tandlianwala
Faisalabad district has been
endowed by nature with a rich soil. Aided by an efficient
irrigation system, it has earned a name for agricultural
productivity. Out of total area of 14,43,703 acres of this
district, 11,50,042 acres of land is irrigated through canals.
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Population
3.54 Million approx.
Area
5,856 sq. km
No. of Sub-Divisions
6
Agricultural Land Area
11,50,042 Acres
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Rest of the
area is either Barani or cultivated through tube-wells.The area
irrigated during Kharif 1988 and Rabi 1988-89 was 8,48,349 and
8,11,231 acres respectively.
Climate
The climate of the district
touches two extremes. The maximum temperature in summer reaches
upto 50°C or 122°F. In winter, it may, at times. fall below the
freezing point. The mean maximum and minimum temperature in summer
are 39 and 27°C respectively and in winter, 21 and 6°C
respectively. The summer season starts from April and continues
till October. May, June and July are the hottest months. The
winter season, on the other hand, starts from November and
continues till March. December, January and February are the
coldest months.
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Precipitation |
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Maximum
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Minimum
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(millimeters)
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January
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19.4
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4.8
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16.0
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February
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22.4
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7.6
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18.0
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March
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27.4
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12.6
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23.0
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April
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34.2
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18.3
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14.0
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May
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39.7
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24.1
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9.0
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June
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41.0
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27.6
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29.0
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July
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37.7
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27.9
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96.0
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August
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36.5
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27.2
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97.0
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September
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36.6
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24.5
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20.0
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October
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33.9
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17.7
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5.0
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November
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28.2
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10.4
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2.0
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December
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22.1
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6.1
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8.0
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Annual
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31.6
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17.4
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346.0
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Faisalabad Gumti
| Manchester
of Asia |
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Large Industrial Units: 512
Textile Units: 328
Chemical Unit: 92
Engineering Units : 92
House Hold Industries: 12,000
Power Looms: 60,000
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Natural
Resources
The river Ravi flows on the
Eastern and the Chenab on the Western boundary of the district. No
other river passes through it. Floods caused by the over flow of
Ravi on account of heavy rains in its catchment areas during the
Monsoon, are re-current feature. These floods cause extensive
damage to crops and villages periodically.
The wild life of this district
includes Foxes, Pigs, and Jackals & Wild Cats. Among the
birds, Partridge, Pigeon, Dove, Tilliar, Lal Mena, Bias, Parrot,
Quail, Pochard, Mallard, Teal, etc. are and in the district.
Agriculture
Faisalabad district is
un-parallel for its agricultural productivity. The area grew in
importance as the grain belt of the Punjab. Prosperous towns and
villages sprung up in the wake of colonization. The Kharif crops
are maize, rice, sugarcane and bajra. The Rabi crops are wheat.
barley, gram and barseen.
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In addition to these, there are
also Zaid Kharif and Zaid Rabi crops.Zaid Kharif crops are toria,
raiya, sarsoon and Zaid Rabi crop is tobacco. The use of tractors
is becoming popular and fast replacing the conventional ploughs.
Improved variety of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides have greatly
increased per acre yield and with that the prosperity of the
peasant community which has toiled for three generations to
transform a barren land into verdant fields.
Faisalabad district is famous for
its fruit production also. The important fruits are Kinno. Malta,
Fruiter, Mango and Guava, Faalsa is also grown. The total area
under fruit orchards is 34,517 acres.
Education
Faisalabad city has
the distinction of being a seat of world famous Agricultural
University and equally renowned Agricultural
Research Institute, Nuclear Institute for
Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) and National Institute for
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE). Besides the Punjab
Medical College there are several other professional
Universities and Colleges like Hamadard University Faisalabad
Campus, University of Faisalabad, Commerce College, Textile
College, Poly Technical College, Superior Science College and many
others.
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Industry
Faisalabad district has made
rapid strides in the field of industry after independence. It is
now called the "Manchester of Asia" for its extensive
development of textile industry. This development has been made
possible by the continued efforts of pioneering entrepreneurs as
well as workers over a period of four decades. Before
independence, there were only five industrial units in Faisalabad
City (then Layallpur).
Now, there are dozens of textile
mills with other subsidiary units. Roughly, there are 512 large
industrial units out of which 328 are Textile units, 92
engineering units and 92 of chemicals and food processing units.
Other industries include hosiery, carpet and rugs, nawar and lace,
printing and publishing and pharmaceutical products etc. There are
also some 12000 house-hold industries, which include some 60000
power loom factories.
Communication
There is a network of metalled
roads in the district. The headquarter town Faisalabad is
connected with its Tehsil headquarters and other major towns of
the district.
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Bat-Ball near Iqbal Stadium
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- Agricultural University
- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB)
- Punjab Medical College
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It is also connected with the
capital of Pakistan and other major cities through the M3 Motroway
link via Pindi Bhatian. This link considerably reduce travelling
time to other important cities and helps businesses in reaching
remote areas of the district.
The district is also connected by
following railway lines.
- Faisalabad-Gojra-Shorkot-Khanewal
Railway Line.
- Faisalabad-Chak
Jhumra-Sheikhupura-Lahore Railway Line.
- Faisalabad-Chak
Jhumra-Sargodha Railway Line.
- Lahore-Jaranwala-Shorkot
Railway Line.
There is a civil airport on
Faisalabad Jhang Road, P.I.A. and other private Airlines operate
their regular flights for Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi
from this airport.
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