Gujranwala

For other uses, see Gujranwala (disambiguation).

Gujranwala
گوجرانوالہ
Metropolis
Nishan-e-Manzil
UCP Gujranwala
Jinnah Interchange flyover
Mall of Gujranwala
Nickname: 
City of Wrestlers[1]
Gujranwala is located in Pakistan
Gujranwala
Gujranwala
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°9′24″N 74°11′24″E / 32.15667°N 74.19000°E / 32.15667; 74.19000
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionGujranwala
DistrictGujranwala
TehsilGujranwala City, Gujranwala Saddar
Autonomous towns7
Union councils19
Government
[4]
 • TypeMetropolitan Corporation[2]
 • Deputy Commissioner (Administrator in absence of Mayor)Saira Umer[3]
 • Deputy Mayor(s)None (Vacant)[3]
Area
 • City
240 km2 (90 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,198 km2 (1,235 sq mi)
Elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Population
 (2023)[5]
 • City
2,511,118
 • Rank5th, Pakistan
 • Density10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code
52250
Area code055
Websitegujranwaladivision.gop.pk

Gujranwala (Punjabi / Urdu: گوجرانوالہ; pronounced [ɡʊd͡ʒᵊɾãːʋaːlaː]) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food.[6] It is the 5th most populous city proper after Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi respectively. Founded in the 18th century, Gujranwala is a relatively modern town compared to the many nearby millennia-old cities of northern Punjab. The city served as the capital of the Sukerchakia Misl state between 1763 and 1799, and is the birthplace of the founder of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Gujranwala is now Pakistan's third largest industrial centre after Karachi and Faisalabad,[7] and contributes 5% to 9% of Pakistan's national GDP.[8] The city is part of a network of large urban centres in north-east Punjab province that forms one of Pakistan's mostly highly industrialized regions.[9] Along with the nearby cities of Sialkot and Gujrat, Gujranwala forms part of the so-called "Golden Triangle" of industrial cities with export-oriented economies.[10][7]

  1. ^ "Gujranwala- The City of Wrestlers". 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference dawn news 1524621 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Complaint Management System: Municipal Corporation, Gujranwala". The Urban Unit, Planning & Development (Punjab). Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Gujranwala- The City of Wrestlers". Daily The Patriot. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Naz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference PAAG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Azhar, Annus; Adil, Shahid. "Effect of Agglomeration on Socio-Economic Outcomes: A District Level Panel study of Punjab" (PDF). Pakistan Institute of Developmental Economics. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. ^ Mehmood, Mirza, Faisal; Ali, Jaffri, Atif; Saim, Hashmi, Muhammad (21 April 2014). An assessment of industrial employment skill gaps among university graduates: In the Gujrat-Sialkot-Gujranwala industrial cluster, Pakistan. Intl Food Policy Res Inst. p. 2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)