Udhampur
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| Union Territory : | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
| District : | Udhampur | ||
| Location : | 32 ° 55 ' N , 75 ° 8' E | ||
| Height : | 743 m | ||
| Residents : | 35,507 (2011) | ||
Udhampur is a city ( Municipal Council ) in the south of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir .
It forms the administrative seat of the district of the same name . In the 2011 census, the population was 35,507, with suburbs 84,015.
The city was named after Raja Udham Singh , the eldest son of Udham Singh who founded the Dogra rule. The city of Udhampur is located in a basin landscape between Pir Panjal in the north and the Siwaliks in the south at an altitude of 743 m . The Ravi River flows east past the city in a southerly direction. The National Highway 1A runs through the city and connects the city km southwest to the 35 Jammu and the northern valley of the River Chenab . Udhampur is on the Jammu to Katra railway line .
The North Command of the Indian Army is in Udhampur. The Mian Bagh Airforce Station is also located on the southeastern outskirts of the city .
climate
Udhampur has a warm temperate climate . It is determined by the monsoons in the summer months of July and August, when the most precipitation falls . The average annual precipitation is 1627 mm. The annual mean temperature is 21.5 ° C.
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