Hyderabad, Sindh
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For the Indian metropolis, see Hyderabad. For other uses, see Hyderabad (disambiguation).
Hyderabad (Sindhi: حيدرآباد; Urdu: حيدرآباد; /ˈhaɪdərəbɑːd/)[5] is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the fifth largest in Pakistan.[6]
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Hyderabad
حيدرآباد حیدر آباد | |
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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 | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Division | Hyderabad |
District | Hyderabad |
Autonomous towns | 5 |
Number of Union councils | 20 |
Settled | 1768 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Kashif Ali Shoro [1] |
• Commissioner | Mehran kalhoro |
• Deputy Commissioner | Tariq Ahmed Qureshi |
Area | |
• City | 993 km2 (383 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,740 km2 (670 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2023)[3] | |
• City | 2,432,540 |
• Rank | 5th, Pakistan |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
• Metro | 11,659,246[4] |
Demonym | Hyderabadi |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Postal code | 71000 |
Area code | 022 |
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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.