Gujranwala District

Gujranwala district
ضلع گوجرانوالہ
District
Top: Gujranwala Clock Tower
Bottom: Baraari in Sheranwala Garden
Map of Punjab with Gujranwala District highlighted
Map of Punjab with Gujranwala District highlighted
Coordinates: 32°10′N 73°50′E / 32.167°N 73.833°E / 32.167; 73.833
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionGujranwala
Established1852; 172 years ago (1852)
Founded byBritish Raj
HeadquartersGujranwala
Administrative Subdivisions
04
  • Gujranwala City Tehsil
    Gujranwala Saddar Tehsil
    Kamoke Tehsil
    Nowshera Virkan Tehsil
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
[1]
 • District2,426 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • District5,940,173
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,593,971
 • Rural
2,365,779
Literacy
[3]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (76.77%)
  • Male:
    (78.14%)
  • Female:
    (75.36%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Area code055
Number of Tehsils5
LanguagesPunjabi • Urdu
Websitegujranwala.punjab.gov.pk

Gujranwala District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضِلع گُوجرانوالا), is a district that is a part of the Majha region in Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Wazirabad, Sialkot, Hafizabad and Sheikhupura. Gujranwala district has 5 National Assembly and 12 Punjab Assembly constituencies. Gujranwala is known as the city of wrestlers and famous for its food.

  1. ^ "Gujranwala | Punjab Portal". Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).