اسلام آباد‎
Capital city
Coordinates: 33°43′N 73°04′E / 33.717°N 73.067°E / 33.717; 73.067Coordinates: 33°43′N 73°04′E / 33.717°N 73.067°E / 33.717; 73.067
Country	Pakistan
Territory	Islamabad Capital Territory
Founded	1960
Government
• Type	Parliamentary democratic republic
• Governing body	Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation and Capital Development Authority (CDA)
• Chief Commissioner	Aftab Akbar Durrani
• Deputy Commissioner	Capt(r) Mushtaq Ahmed
Area
• Capital city	906.5 km2 (350.0 sq mi)
• Land	897.7 km2 (346.6 sq mi)
• Water	8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)  0.97%
• Urban	220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
• Rural	466.20 km2 (180.00 sq mi)
• Parks	220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
Highest elevation	620 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Population  (2017 Census)
• Capital city	1,014,825
• Density	2,089/km2 (5,410/sq mi)
• Urban	1,014,825
• Urban density	4,609/km2 (11,940/sq mi)
• Rural	991,747
• Metro	4 million
Postcode	44000
Notable sports teams	Islamabad United, Islamabad Jinns
Website	www.islamabad.gov.pk

A monument in Islamabad

Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آبادcode: ur is deprecated , abode of Islam) is the Federal capital city of Pakistan. The city is on the Pothohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. Islamabad Town is also a town in Jammu and Kashmir. It is in the Islamabad Capital Territory, though the area has historically been a part of the crossroads of the Punjab region and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (the Margalla Pass being a historic gateway to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Pothohar Plateau historically is a part of the Punjab region).This city is rich in nature. It is surrounded by the Margalla Hills. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa in the Köppen climate classification). Islamabad is an expensive city to live in as the prices of most of fruits, vegetable and poultry items increased in Islamabad during the years 2015-2020.