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'''Gujranwala District''' was part of [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab]].
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|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]]
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'''Gujranwala District''' was part of [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period.


==Headquarters==
==Headquarters==
 
* 1849 to 1851: Fort at [[Sheikhupura]]
* [[Gujranwala]]


==Neighbours==
==Neighbours==
* North-Western: Rive Chenab
* North-Western: River Chenab
* South: [[Lahore District]]
* South: [[Lahore District]]
* North East: [[Sialkot District]]
* North East: [[Sialkot District]]


==Area==
* 1881: 2,587 square miles


 
==Population==
* 1881: 616, 892.


==History==
==History==
   
   
==Geography==
==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 Towns==
==Transportation==
====Rail====
* [[Punjab Northern State Railway]]


====Road====
* The Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road passes through here.


 
==External links==
==Sub-divisions==
*[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===
*[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.




[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Districts]]
[[Category:Districts]]

Latest revision as of 11:10, 24 August 2022

Gujranwala District
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Gujranwala District, Hafizabad District, Nankana Sahib District, Sheikhupura District
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Gujranwala District was part of Lahore Division of Punjab Province during the British period.

Headquarters

Neighbours

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.

Sub-divisions

There were three tehsils:

  • Gujranwala
  • Hafizabad
  • Wazirabad

Transportation

Rail

Road

  • The Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road passes through here.

External links

Historical books online

Gazetteer of the Gujranwala District 1893-94. Punjab Government. Archive.org, Archaeological Survey of India collection.
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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