Gujrat City
| Gujrat گُجرات | |
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  Gujrat | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′25.67″N 74°4′44.18″E / 32.5737972°N 74.0789389°ECoordinates: 32°34′25.67″N 74°4′44.18″E / 32.5737972°N 74.0789389°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Gujrat |
| Government | |
| • District Coordination Officer | Liaquat Chattha |
| • District Police Officer | Rai Ijaz Ahmed |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 053 |
| Number of Union councils | 18[1] |
Gujrat (Punjabi, Urdu: گُجرات), is a city in Punjab Province of Pakistan.[2] It is the capital of Gujrat District and the 18th largest city of Pakistan.[3] Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province.[1]
History
The city was established by Moghul Emperor Akbar, King Jahangir in his memos records the following information on Gujrat:
"At the time when His Majesty Akbar went to Kashmir, a fort had been built on the bank of that river. Having brought to this fort a body of Gujars who had passed their time in the neighbourhood in thieving and highway robbery, he established them here. As it had become the abode of Gujars, he made it a separate pargana, and gave it the name of Gujrat."[4]
Demographics
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the total population of Gujrat district was 2,048,008 of which 1,026,000 are males and 1,022,000 are females, with a population density of 642 persons per square kilometre. Over 25.62% of the population was recorded as being urban.[5]
Geography
Gujrat is an ancient city of Pakistan located between two famous rivers, Jhelum River and Chenab River. It is bounded to the northeast by Jammu and Kashmir, to the northwest by the Jhelum River, to the east and southeast by the Chenab River, separating it from the districts of Gujranwala and Sialkot; and to the west by Mandi Bahauddin District.
People from Gujrat
- Anwar Masood, poet
- Aitzaz Ahsan, barrister
- Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar,Former Minister for Defense, Government of Pakistan
- Chaudhry Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal, Vice-President of PML-N Punjab
- Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, former Chief Minister of Punjab & Federal Minister.
- Chaudhry Shujat Hussain, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Fakhar Zaman, poet and scholar
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, President of Pakistan 1972–1977
- Mian Imran Masood, former MPA of Gujrat and Minister of Education Punjab.
- Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat, former Chief Minister of Punjab and served as ambassador in different countries
- Nawabzada Gazanfar Ali Gul, former Federal Minister of Pakistan
- Orya Maqbool Jan, writer, poet
- Qamar Zaman Kaira, politician
- Raheel Shareef, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
- Raja Aziz Bhatti, Nishan-e-Haider (Highest Military Decoration), Major Shaheed 1965 Indo-Pak war
- Sabiha Khanum, actress
- Shabbir Sharif, Nishan-e-Haider (Highest Military Decoration), Martyred Major of the 1965 Indo-Pak war
- Sharif Kunjahi, Punjabi poet
- Alam Lohar, Punjabi Folk Singer
- Arif Lohar, Folk singer
- Shagufta Ejaz, Actress
- Tanwir Afzal, Hong Kong cricketer
Local newspapers
- Daily Kafeel
See also
References
- 1 2 "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujrat – Government of Pakistan".
- ↑ Google maps. "Location of Gujrat". Google maps. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf
- ↑ The Memoirs of Jahangueir (Rogers), Volume 1, chpt. 23
- ↑ 1998 Census of Pakistan figures – Urban Resource Centre
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