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'''Montgomery Distric'''t, earlier known as Gugera, was the south-eastermost of the four districts of [[Multan Division]](as in 1884).<ref>''Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1883-1884'', Govenrment of Punjab, 1884. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications Lahore, 1990 pg 1</ref>
==Name==
==Neighbours==
As in 1884.North east: [[Lahore District]]North west: [[Jhang District]]South east: River Sutlej which separated it from [[Bahawalpur State]]South west: [[Multan District]]
==District Headquarters==
* [[GogeraGugera]]: 1852 to 1864
* [[Montgomery]]: 1864 - ?
==Cities and Towns==
* Gogera[[Dipalpur]]* Gugera* [[Kamalia]] (aka Kot Kamalia)* Montgomery (village of Sahiwal before 1865 as well)
* [[Okara]]
* [[Pak Pattan]]
* [[Renala Khurd]]
* [[Saiyadwala]]
==Subdivisions==
There were four tehsils:
* Montgomery
* Gugera
* Dipalpur
* Pak Pattan
==SubdivisionsTransport=====Railways===The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway ran through the district.There were stations at: Okara.
==Sites of Interest==
* Shrine of Baba Farid (Shakar Ganj)
==References==
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==Reading==
*Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1883-1884 Govenrment of Punjab, 1884. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications Lahore, 1990
==External Links==
