Nagpur

Nagpur
State :	India
State :	Maharashtra
District :	Nagpur
Location :	21 ° 9 ′  N , 79 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 21 ° 9 ′  N , 79 ° 5 ′  E
Height :	306 m
Inhabitants : -  Agglomeration :	2,405,421 (2011) 2,497,777 (2011)
Website :	nmcnagpur.gov.in

Nagpur ( Marathi : नागपूर , Nāgpur ) is a city ( Municipal Corporation ) in the state of Maharashtra in India .

It has around 2.4 million inhabitants (2011 census) and is located on the Nag River . Nagpur is an industrial city ( cotton , paper , chemical industry, mechanical engineering ; manganese is mined in the area ), but also a cultural center with a university , theater , museums and galleries and an important transport hub ( road , railroad , airport ). Nagpur is the geographical center of India and is the capital of the greater Vidarbha region within Maharashtra.

Geography and climate

geography

Nagpur is located on the Dekkan Plateau of the Indian peninsula at an average altitude of 310 meters. The rock layers beneath the city are covered by alluvial soils , which the Kanhan River regularly deposits during floods. In some places it also leaves grainy sandbanks. In lower lying areas the soil often consists of alluvial loam.

In the eastern part of the city, in addition to granite, crystalline metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and slate were discovered . In contrast, clay and yellowish sandstone were found in the north of Nagpur. There are several reservoirs and natural lakes in Nagpur. The largest of these lakes is Lake Ambazari .

climate

Due to its central location on the Indian peninsula, far from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea , it is very dry for most of the year. On the other hand, it is very wet during the monsoon season between June and September. Most of the rain falls during these months, with an average of 1,205 mm of precipitation per year. The heaviest rain in Nagpur was recorded on July 14, 1994 with 304 mm of rainfall. During the winter, which lasts from November to January, temperatures can drop below 10 ° C at night. The hottest month is May with often over 40 ° C. The highest recorded temperature in the city was 48.6 ° C on May 26, 1954, the lowest was 3 ° C.

Nagpur
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     13   29 13     20th   32 15th     18th   36 19th     14th   40 24     19th   43 28     200   38 26th     338   31 24     279   31 24     182   32 23     57   33 20th     16   30th 15th     13   28 12 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: WMO ; wetterkontor.de

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Nagpur Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 28.7 31.5 36.1 40.1 42.5 37.7 31.3 30.5 31.8 32.6 30.3 28.2 O 33.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 13.1 15.2 19.3 24.0 27.9 26.4 24.1 23.6 23.1 20.0 15.3 12.2 O 20.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 13.2 20.1 18.3 14.0 19.4 199.7 338.3 279.3 182.3 56.7 16.0 12.5 Σ 1,169.8 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.8 9.5 9.3 9.7 9.5 6.2 3.7 3.8 6.1 8.4 8.8 8.7 O 7.7 Rainy days ( d ) 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.2 3.6 13.1 20th 18.9 12.8 4.1 1.2 1.5 Σ 84 Humidity ( % ) 54 43 30th 24 27 55 77 80 74 61 55 56 O 53.1 Source: WMO ; wetterkontor.de

history

Street scene in Nagpur

The city was first mentioned in writing in the 10th century. The official founding of the city goes back to a political act by Bakht Buland Shah, Gond King of Deogad, in 1702. The name Nagpur is derived from the Nag River that flows through the city.

In 1742 Nagpur was declared the capital of the Marathi State . In 1817 Nagpur came under British influence. The princely state of Nagpur , formed in 1818, was finally taken over by the English in 1853 and made the seat of government of the Central Provinces in 1861 .

In 1867 the railway line to Bombay, today's Mumbai, was opened, which led to the settlement of industrial companies and the accelerated growth of the population. Nagpur has had a university since 1923.

After India gained independence on August 15, 1947, the city became part of the newly established state and in 1950 the capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh . The mass conversion of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and hundreds of thousands of followers to Buddhism on October 14, 1956 made the city the center of Indian " Neo-Buddhism ". After the States Reorganization Act 1956, the city came to the state of Bombay and after the division of Bombay on May 1, 1960 to Maharashtra. Since then, Nagpur has been the state's “winter capital”.

economy

The city is known throughout India for the tasty oranges harvested there . It is therefore also called "The Orange City".

See also

• List of cities in India

Web links

Commons : Nagpur  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Nagpur Municipal Corporation website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)
2. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 141 kB)
3. ↑ Climatic Parameters of Nagpur ( Memento from December 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Geographical Information (on Nagpur city) ( Memento from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ Flooding , power cuts after Nagpur rains; www.dnaindia.com
6. ↑ Nagpur sizzles at 47.6 deg C , Times of India News Service - Times of India / Mumbai, page 1 of May 23, 2005