Gojra is a city in Toba Tek Singh District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The 2023 census counted 214,349 residents, against 174,831 in 2017, a change of 22.6 percent, according to the figures gathered by City Population. It is the administrative capital of Gojra Tehsil in Toba Tek Singh District, about 50 kilometres from Faisalabad, and was founded in 1896 during British colonial rule as a commercial centre for newly cultivated lands. GeoNames places the city at latitude 31.14926 and longitude 72.68323 at an elevation of about 169 metres, in the Asia/Karachi time zone, which is Pakistan Standard Time, five hours ahead of UTC.
Facts
Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities
Population table, 2023 censusQuote, Population table, 2023 census
Gojra 41,975 68,000 117,892 174,831 214,349
2. GeoNames: Gojra
Elevation, band from metres
Elevation ca. 169 m SRTM3 169 m
Timezone
Timezone Asia/Karachi
Part Of: Pakistan, Hierarchy: Home, Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Toba Tek Singh District 7331706 › Gojra 7331706
On Continent: Asia, Hierarchy: continent
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Toba Tek Singh District 7331706 › Gojra 7331706
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Hierarchy: Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Toba Tek Singh District 7331706 › Gojra 7331706
View the Source3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)ASCII data, grid cellQuote, ASCII data, grid cell
31.25 72.75 BWh
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