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Gujrat Division is an administrative division of the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1].Division headquarter is in Gujrat city. It came into being on 17 August 2022 after districts Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, and Hafizabad of the Gujranwala Division were grouped together in a separate division, increasing the number of divisions in the province to ten.[2] The Wazirabad District was later added under Gujrat Division making it a total of four districts.[3] The change was made official after a notification issued by the Board of Revenue under section 5 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967.[4] Before this bifurcation, Gujranwala division was the largest in the province, with a population of approximately 16 million. Ahmad Kamal Maan was notified as the first commissioner of the division [5] and Mohammad Akhtar Abbas will be the Regional police officer (RPO).[6]
Gujrat Division
گجرات ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
Division | |
 Map of Gujrat Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Capital | Gujrat |
| Established | 17 August 2022 |
| Districts | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Ahmad Kamal Maan |
| • Regional police officer | Muhammad Akhtar Abbas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,438 km2 (3,644 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 6,337,678 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Location
Gujrat Division is located at about 32.5 degrees north latitude and 74.0 degrees longitude in north Pakistan in the Punjab region. It lies on the Pakistan national highway N-5 about halfway between Islamabad and Lahore. Gujrat division is bordered by 5 other divisions including Rawalpindi Division, Sargodha Division, Faisalabad Division, Lahore Division and Gujranwala Division.
Gujrat division has two rivers Chenab River and Jhelum River.
Administration
Gujrat Division consists of four districts and 11 tehsils.
| Division | Districts | Tehsils |
|---|---|---|
| Gujrat | Gujrat | Gujrat |
| Jalalpur Jattan | ||
| Kharian | ||
| Sarai Alamgir | ||
| Mandi Bahauddin | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| Phalia | ||
| Malakwal | ||
| Hafizabad | Hafizabad | |
| Pindi Bhattian | ||
| Wazirabad | Wazirabad | |
| Ali Pur Chatta |
Gujrat is one of the 10 divisions of Punjab, Pakistan. Division was created on 17 August 2022 after splinting Gujranwala Division into two divisions.
See also
- Districts in Punjab
- Gujrat District
- Mandi Bahauddin District
- Hafizabad District
- District Wazirabad
Reference
- "Punjab govt upgrades Gujrat dist to division". The Nation. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- Butt, Waseem Ashraf (2022-08-18). "Gujrat notified as 10th division of Punjab". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- "Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province". Daily Times. 15 October 2022.
- "Gujrat made Division in Punjab". Business Recorder. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- Butt, Waseem Ashraf (24 September 2022). "New Gujrat division gets commissioner". DAWN.COM.
- Chaudhry, Asif (25 September 2022). "Gujrat gets first RPO". DAWN.COM.
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