Faizabad
Faizabad | |
|---|---|
City | |
Tilak Hall, Gulab Bari, Bahu Begum ka Maqbara | |
Faizabad Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Faizabad Faizabad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°46′20″N 82°08′45″E / 26.77222°N 82.14583°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya |
| District | Ayodhya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Ayodhya Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Girish Pati Tripathi, (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 165,228 |
| • Density | 10,310/km2 (26,710/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Awadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 224001 |
| Telephone code | +91-5278 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-42 |
| Sex ratio | 998/1000 ♂/♀ |
| Website | ayodhya |
Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: [fɛːzaːbaːd]) is a city located in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the southern bank of the River Saryu about 6.5 km from Ayodhya City, the district headquarter, 130 km east of the state capital Lucknow. Faizabad was the first capital of the Awadh Kingdom and has monuments built by those Nawabs, like the Tomb of Bahu Begum, Gulab Bari. It was also the headquarters of Faizabad district (now Ayodhya district) and Faizabad division (now Ayodhya division) before November 2018. Faizabad is a twin city of Ayodhya and it is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Corporation.