Gurdaspur

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Gurdaspur
City
Clockwise from top: Qadian, Batala Dera Sahib, Mechanicad Block, Dera Baba Nanak
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Coordinates: 32°02′00″N 75°24′00″E / 32.0333°N 75.40°E / 32.0333; 75.40
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Region	Majha
Founded by	Sardar Vishavjeet Singh Bajwa
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipal Council Gurdaspur
• Member of the Legislative Assembly	Barindermeet Singh Pahra
• Member of Parliament	Sunny Deol
• Deputy Commissioner	Mohammad Ishfaq, IAS[1]
Area
• City	45 km2 (17 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population  (2015)
• City	120,564
• Density	649/km2 (1,680/sq mi)
• Metro	744,092
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	143521
Area code	+91-1874-XXX XXXX
Vehicle registration	PB-06, PB-18, PB-58, PB-99, PB-85
Website	gurdaspur.nic.in

Gurdaspur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi. It houses the administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District and is in the geographical centre of the district, which shares a border with Pakistan.

Gurdaspur city was named after Mahant Guriya das ji.^[2] The Emperor Akbar was crowned at Kalanaur, which is 26 km from the city.