Hyderabad, Pakistan
Hyderabad
حيدرآباد حیدر آباد | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Hyderabad | |
| Nicknames: City of Peace, City of Lions, City of Birds, City of Forts, City of Breeze | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′45″N 68°22′06″E / 25.37917°N 68.36833°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Hyderabad |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Autonomous towns | 5 |
| Number of Union councils | 20 |
| Settled | 1768 |
| Named after | Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Kashif Ali Shoro |
| • Commissioner | Bilal Ahmed Memon |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Zain Ul AbIdeen Memon |
| Area | |
| 993 km2 (383 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 1,740 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| 1,921,275 | |
| • Rank | 2nd, Sindh 7th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hyderabadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 71000 |
| Area code | 022 |
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Hyderabad, also known as Neroonkot, is the capital and largest city of the Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, after Karachi, and the 7th largest in Pakistan.
Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of the Kalhora Dynasty, Hyderabad served as a provincial capital until the British transferred the capital to Bombay Presidency in 1840. It is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) inland of Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, to which it is connected by a direct railway and M-9 motorway.