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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]|image=Gujranwala_district.jpg|coordinates= |altitude= |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujranwala_District Gujranwala District], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafizabad_District Hafizabad District], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankana_Sahib_District Nankana Sahib District], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikhupura_District Sheikhupura District]|stateprovince= [[Punjab]]|country= [[Pakistan]]}} '''Gujranwala District''' was part of [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]]during the British period.
==Headquarters==
* 1849 to 1851: Fort at [[Sheikhupura]] * [[Gujranwala]]
==Neighbours==
* North-Western: Rive River Chenab
* South: [[Lahore District]]
* North East: [[Sialkot District]]
==Area==
* 1881: 2,587 square miles
==Population==* 1881: 616, 892.
==History==
==Geography==
==Cities and Towns==
In 1881, there were 1,146 towns and villages in the district.
* Gujranwala
* [[Hafizabad]]
* [[Sheikhupura]]
* [[Wazirabad]]
==Sub-divisions==
There were three tehsils:
* Gujranwala
* Hafizabad
* Wazirabad
==Cities and TownsTransportation======Rail====* [[Punjab Northern State Railway]]
====Road====
* The Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road passes through here.
==External links==*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_332.gif Gujranwala District] Imperial Gazetteer* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujranwala_District Gujranwala District] Wikipedia* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafizabad_District Hafizabad District] Wikipedia===Historical books online=Sub-divisions==*[https://archive.org/details/gazetteer-gujranwala-1883/page/n7/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Gujranwala District 1883-4''] Punjab Government. Archive.org. :[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.30596/page/n3/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Gujranwala District 1893-94'']. Punjab Government. Archive.org, Archaeological Survey of India collection.:[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.30599/page/n3/mode/2up ''Punjab District Gazetteers Gujranwala District Vol. 24 Pt.A 1935'']. Note, catalogued incorrectly as Volume 16. Archive.org, Archaeological Survey of India collection.
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[[Category:Districts]]
