Gujranwala Cantonment

Gujranwala Cantonment
گوجرانولہ کنٹونمنٹ
Cantonment
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionGujranwala
DistrictGujranwala
TehsilGujranwala Saddar
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
137,302

Gujranwala Cantonment (Urdu: 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.

References

  1. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Gujranwala Cantonment". GlobalSecurity.org.
  3. ^ Overview of Cantonment Board Gujranwala Military Lands & Cantonments, Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan website, Retrieved 23 July 2021

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