Islamabad Capital Territory
وفاقی دارالحکومت | |
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Coordinates: 33°44′15″N 73°08′51″E / 33.73750°N 73.14750°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Established | 14 August 1967[1] |
Capital | Islamabad |
Government | |
• Body | ICT Administration |
• Chief Commissioner | Imran Khan(PAS) [2] |
• Deputy Commissioner | Irfan Nawaz Memon |
• Chairman CDA | Amer Ali Ahmed[3] |
• High Court | Islamabad High Court |
Area | |
• Federal territory of Pakistan | 906.50 km2 (350.00 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,500 m (5,000 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
Population | |
• Federal territory of Pakistan | 2,400,000 (2,024) |
• Urban | 1,108,872 |
GDP | |
• Federal territory of Pakistan | $12.8 billion (2024) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
Postcode | 44000 |
Area code | 051 |
ISO 3166 code | PK-IS |
HDI (2022) | 0.804[6] very high |
Literacy rate (2022) | 96% |
Seats in National Assembly | 3 |
Main language(s) | |
Notable sports teams | Islamabad United, Islamabad Jinns |
Zones | 5[7] |
Sectors | 81[citation needed] |
Union Councils | 50[citation needed] |
Website | www.ictadministration.gov.pk/ |
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT; Urdu: وفاقی دارالحکومت, romanized: Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat) is the only federal territory of Pakistan that is centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau and at the foot of the Margalla Hills, in the northwestern area of the Punjab region, the territory shares borders with the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the west and with the province of Punjab in the remaining directions. It covers an area of 906.5 square kilometres (350.0 sq mi) and according to the 2023 national census, has a population of over 1 million in the city proper, while over 2 million in the whole territory.[5] The territory is represented in the National Assembly by NA-52, NA-53, and NA-54 constituencies and by four seats in the Senate.
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