Rajkot

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rajkot
Rajkot (India)
Red pog.svg
State : IndiaIndia India
State : Gujarat
District : Rajkot
Sub-district : Rajkot
Location : 22 ° 18 ′  N , 70 ° 48 ′  E Coordinates: 22 ° 18 ′  N , 70 ° 48 ′  E
Height : 128 m
Inhabitants :
-  Agglomeration :		 1,286,995 (2011)
1,390,933 (2011)
Postal code : 360001-363636

d1

Rajkot
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.
 
 
0.9
 
28
12
 
 
0.9
 
31
14th
 
 
0.9
 
35
18th
 
 
1.6
 
39
22nd
 
 
4.7
 
40
25th
 
 
108
 
38
26th
 
 
244
 
33
25th
 
 
177
 
32
24
 
 
101
 
33
23
 
 
48
 
36
22nd
 
 
9
 
33
18th
 
 
0.7
 
30th
14th
Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: India Meteorological Department
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Rajkot
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 28.3 30.9 35.3 38.8 40.3 37.5 32.9 31.5 33.2 35.6 33.1 29.7 O 33.9
Min. Temperature (° C) 11.9 14.0 18.2 21.9 24.9 26.1 25.1 24.1 23.2 21.6 17.8 13.7 O 20.2
Precipitation ( mm ) 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 4.7 108.0 244.0 176.9 101.0 48.2 9.0 0.7 Σ 696.8
Rainy days ( d ) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 7.2 13.8 13.6 7.5 2 1 0.2 Σ 47.3
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
28.3
11.9
30.9
14.0
35.3
18.2
38.8
21.9
40.3
24.9
37.5
26.1
32.9
25.1
31.5
24.1
33.2
23.2
35.6
21.6
33.1
17.8
29.7
13.7
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
N
i
e
d
e
r
s
c
h
l
a
g 		0.9
0.9
0.9
1.6
4.7
108.0
244.0
176.9
101.0
48.2
9.0
0.7
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Rajkot ( Gujarati : રાજકોટ , Rājakoṭ ) is a city in Gujarat , India with around 1.3 million inhabitants (2011 census). It is located on the Kathiawar peninsula , has a university and is a textile industry center .

The city was founded in 1610 by Vibhaji Jadeja and Raju Sandhi . Rajkot was the capital of the princely state named after her and later also became the capital of the short-lived Saurashtra confederation . Mahatma Gandhi lived in the city for a few years when his father was a Diwan (First Minister) here . The house where Gandhi lived is now a museum.

Rajkot is the seat of the district of the same name and the diocese of Rajkot . The city is also the seat of Atul Auto .

Web links

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

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)