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Islamabad Capital Territory
Summary
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT; ) is the only federal territory of Pakistan containing Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau and at the foot of the Margalla Hills, The ICT 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 1,165 square kilometres (450 sq mi) and according to the 2017 national census, had a population of over 1 million in the city proper, while over 2 million in the whole territory. The territory is represented in the National Assembly by NA-52, NA-53, and NA-54 constituencies and by four seats in the Senate.
In 1960, land was transferred from Rawalpindi District of Punjab province to replace Karachi Federal Capital Territory and establish Pakistan's new capital. According to the 1960s master plan, the Capital Territory included Rawalpindi, and was to be composed of the following parts:
Rawalpindi,
Islamabad,
Margalla Hills,
Islamabad rural,
However, Rawalpindi was eventually excluded from the Islamabad master plan in the 1980s.
Islamabad is subdivided into five zones:
Zone I: Designated for urban development and federal government institutions
Zone II: Designated for urban development
Zone III: Designated for rural development
Zone IV: Designated for rural development
Zone V: Designated for rural development
Sectors of Islamabad
Islamabad Capital Territory comprises urban and rural areas. The rural consists of 23 union councils, comprising 133 villages, while urban has 27 union councils.
Climate of Islamabad
The climate of Islamabad has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa), with five seasons: winter (November–February), spring (March and April), summer (May and June), rainy monsoon (July and August), and autumn (September and October).
The temperatures range from in January to in June. The hottest month is June, where average highs routinely exceed , while the coolest month is January. The highest recorded temperature was on 23 June 2005 while the lowest temperature was on 17 January 1967.
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