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Introduction
The district takes its name from the
headquarters town of Gujrat. This town grew up around a fort established
by the emperor Akbar in A.D. 1580 with the help of the Gujar inhabitants
of the neighbouring areas. Its shape is roughly that of a parallelogram.
If forms northern most portion of the Ghaj Doaba lying between the Jhelun
and chenab rivers.
Location
The district lies between north latitudes
32° 19' to 33° 03' and east longitudes 73° 31' to 74° 28'.
Boundary
It is bounded on the north-east by districts
Mirpur and Bhimber of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, on the north-west by the
river Jhelum, which seperates it from Jhelum district, on the south-east
by the river Chenab, seperating it from the districts of Gujranwala and
Sialkot, on the east by the river Tawi, which seperates it from the
Sialkot district and on the south-west by MandiBahauddin district.
Area
According to Survey of Pakistan, its area is
3,192 square kilometers.
Population (According to Census 1998)
| Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1,026,256 |
1,021,752 |
2,048,008 |
Summary
| Total Number of UCs |
117 |
| Number of Tehsils |
3 |
| Number of UCs in partnership with DTCE |
117 |
| CCB Mobilzation |
| CCBM
Training |
| No. of CCBM Trainings Held |
73 |
| Elected
Reps |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1416 |
2796 |
386 |
3182 | |
| PCM
Training |
| No of
Clusters |
No. of
CCBs |
Female |
Male |
Total |
| 32 |
292 |
8 |
494 |
502 | |
| Monitoring Committees |
| No. of Monitoring Committees
Formed |
4 |
| Press Clubs & Bar
Associations |
| MOU Signed with Press Club |
Yes |
| MOU Signed With Bar Association |
Yes |
| No. of Community Empowerment Round Tables
Held |
No |
| Local Citizen Information Network
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| No. of LCIN Rounds Held |
No |
| Police Welfare & Community Relations
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| No. of UPSC's Formed |
No |
| No. of Khulli Kacheries Held |
No |
| Village & Neighbourhood
Councils |
| No of Villages VNC's Formed In |
10 |
| No. of Villages VNC Election Held
In |
10 |
| CCB Networks |
| CCBN Formed |
No |
| CCBN Elections Held |
No |
| Local Partner Organizations |
Decent Welfare Society
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Results of DTCE operations
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