Gojra
گوجرہ | |
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 Municipal Committee logo | |
  Gojra Location within Punjab  Gojra Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°9′N 72°41′E / 31.150°N 72.683°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Toba Tek Singh District |
| Established | 1896 |
| No of Towns | 21+ |
| Government | |
| • Union Councils | 24 |
| Area | |
• City | 10 sq mi (25 km2) |
| • Metro | 0.625 sq mi (1.619 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,526 ft (465 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 139,726 |
| • Rank | 48th, Pakistan[2] |
| • Density | 14,000/sq mi (5,600/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Zip Code | 36120 |
| Area code | +9246 |
Gojra (Punjabi: گوجرا; Urdu: گوجرہ), is the administrative capital of Gojra Tehsil and a city in the Toba Tek Singh District in Punjab province of Pakistan.
Gojra is 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Faisalabad, 170 kilometres (110 mi) from Lahore and 20 miles (32 km) north of Toba Tek Singh.[3] Founded in 1896 during the British colonial period,[4] Gojra was the commercial centre of lands which had recently come under cultivation, and was known for its "mandi" (market) for cash crops. It is the 50th largest city of Pakistan by population, according to the 2017 census.[5]
- ^ "Pakistan Population (2023) – Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan Population (2023) – Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Gojra – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 12, p. 306". Digital South Asia Library (DSAL), University of Chicago website. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Municipal Committee Gojra". Municipal Committee Gojra, Local Governments of Punjab website. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities (Gojra population per 2017 census)". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2023.