Gujranwala, Punjab

Gujranwala
گوجرانوالا‬

Metropolis

Gujranwala

Location in Punjab, Pakistan

Gujranwala

Gujranwala (Pakistan)

Gujranwala

Gujranwala (Asia)

Gujranwala

Gujranwala (Earth)

Coordinates: 32°9′24″N 74°11′24″E / 32.15667°N 74.19000°ECoordinates: 32°9′24″N 74°11′24″E / 32.15667°N 74.19000°E

Country

Autonomous towns

Union councils

Area

• Total

3,198 km² (1,235 sq mi)

Population (2017 census)

• Total

2,027,001

Time zone

PKT (UTC+5)

Postal code

52250

Area code(s)

055

Gujranwala (Punjabi, Urdu: گوجرانوالا‬‎) is a city in the Punjab, Pakistan, that is located north of the nearby provincial capital of Lahore. The city is Pakistan's 7th most-populous metropolitan area, and its 5th most populous city proper. 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, and contributes 5% of Pakistan's national GDP. 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. 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.

Gujranwala's name means "Abode of the Gujjars" in Punjabi, and was named in reference to the Gujjar tribe of nomads and grazers that live in northern Punjab. One local narrative suggests that town was named in reference to a specific Gujjar, Choudhry Gujjar, owner of the town's Persian wheel that supplied water to the town. Evidence suggests, however, that the city derives its name from Serai Gujran - a village once located near what is now Gujranwala's Khiyali Gate.

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