Gogera

Saddar Gogera
Bangla Saddar Gogera
Saddar Gogera
Coordinates: 30°35′N 73°11′E / 30.58°N 73.18°E / 30.58; 73.18Coordinates: 30°35′N 73°11′E / 30.58°N 73.18°E / 30.58; 73.18
Country  Pakistan
Elevation 166 m (545 ft)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Gogera (Urdu: گوگيره), is a town and union council of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 30°58'4N 73°18'24E with an altitude of 166 metres (547 feet) and lies to the north-west and 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from the district capital - Okara.[2]

Gogera was head of this region during the rebillion of 1857.it remained administrative head until the capital was shifted to Montgomery (now Sahiwal District). Lord Burkley's grave is at Gogera who was the commissioner of Gogera and was killed after mutiny.

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