Rasulnagar

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Rasulnagar is a town and Union Council of Gujranwala District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°20'0N 73°47'0E with an altitude of 197 metres (649 feet) [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Rasulnagar2.html Location of Rasulnagar - Falling Rain Genomics] ] and is part of Wazirabad Tehsil. [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=9&dn=Gujranwala Towns & Unions in the City District of Gujranwala - Government of Pakistan] ]

History

During British rule Rasulnagar (then called Ramnagar) became part of Wazirabad Tehsil, the population according to the 1901 census was 7,121. [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_384.gifWazīrābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 378.] ]

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