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Gujrat
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Chal-e-Sharif Tomb Eid Gah Gujrat A mosque in Gujrat Mohri Sharif | |
  Gujrat Location in Punjab, Pakistan  Gujrat Gujrat (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′26″N 74°4′44″E / 32.57389°N 74.07889°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Gujrat |
| District | Gujrat |
| Founded | Before 9th century CE |
| City status | 16th century CE |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan Corporation (Pakistan) |
| • Mayor | None (Vacant) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Dr. Khurram Shahzad [1] |
| • District Police Officer | Umar Salamat[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 390,533 |
| • Rank | 13th, Punjab 20th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| • Language | Punjabi (native) |
| Demonym | Gujrati |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 50700 |
| Calling code | 053 |
| Number of union councils | 18[4] |
Gujrat[a] (Punjabi pronunciation: [ɡʊd͡ʒɾaːt̪]; Urdu pronunciation: [gʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑːt̪]) is the thirteenth largest city in the Pakistani province of Punjab.[5] Located on the western bank of the Chenab River in northern Punjab's Chaj Do'āb, it serves as the headquarters of the eponymous district and disvision; and is the 20th most populous in Pakistan, with a population of 390,533 in 2017.[6][4] Along with Sialkot and Gujranwala, Gujrat forms part of the "Golden Triangle of Punjab", as these industrial cities have export-oriented economies.[7][8]
- ^ "DCs of Gujrat, Rahim Yar Khan transferred". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Two more police stations approved for Gujrat district". Dawn (newspaper). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujrat – Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Location of Gujrat". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Pakistan City & Town Population List". Tageo.com website. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Mehmood, Mirza, Faisal; Ali, Jaffri, Atif; Saim, Hashmi, Muhammad (21 April 2014). An assessment of industrial employment skill gaps among university graduates: In the Gujrat-Sialkot-Gujranwala industrial cluster, Pakistan. Intl Food Policy Res Inst. p. 2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Naz, Neelum. "Historical Perspective of Urban Development of Gujranwala". Dept. of Architecture, UET, Lahore. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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