Gujranwala Cantonment Explained

Gujranwala Cantonment
Settlement Type:Cantonment
Population Total:137,302
Population Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Gujranwala
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gujranwala
Subdivision Type4:Tehsil
Subdivision Name4:Gujranwala Saddar
Population As Of:2017

Gujranwala Cantonment (Urdu: {{nq|گوجرانولہ کنٹونمنٹ) is a cantonment adjacent to Gujranwala in Punjab province, Pakistan. Gujranwala Cantonment has security checkpoints and barbed wire surrounding the cantonment.

History

It was established in 1967.[2] [3] It replaced the village of Cheena Thatha, the only remains of which exist in the form of Thatha Cheena Graveyard located in the cantonment.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508151404/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/GUJRANWALA_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 8 May 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Gujranwala Cantonment. GlobalSecurity.org.
  3. https://mlc.gov.pk/en/gujranwala-cantonment Overview of Cantonment Board Gujranwala