Chandrapur
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Chandrapur is a city in India, serving as the capital of Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra. Established in 1300, the city has a population of 328,351. It covers an area of 56.40 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 188 meters above sea level. The local postal code is 442401, and the area operates on the UTC+05:30 time zone.
The city is located at coordinates 19.95, 79.3. Its official website is chanda.nic.in, and the local dialing code is 7172. A hospital named Dr. Wasalwar Hospital is situated on Kasturba Road within the city. Recent weather data indicates a temperature of 45.53 degrees, while air quality metrics show a US AQI of 58.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chandrapur
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 328,351
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chandrapur
- Settlement.other_name
- Chanda
- Settlement.nickname
- Black Gold City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chandrapur skyline.jpg
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 6
- Settlement.map_caption
- Chandrapur in Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chandrapur
- Settlement.founder
- Khandkya Ballal Shah
- Settlement.named_for
- Mahakali Temple
- Settlement.government_type
- Mahanagar Palika
- Settlement.governing_body
- Chandrapur Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Chandrapur district
- Area
- 56.40
- Elevation
- 188
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Chandrapur district
- Official website
- chanda.nic.in
- Image
- Chandrapur Jatpura Gate.jpg
- Dialing code
- 7172
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- topic's main category
- Category:Chandrapur
- Commons category
- Chandrapur
- postal code
- 442401
- inception
- 1300-00-00
- different from
- Chandrapura
- P8168
- Khushal Khan Khattak
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-history
- Early history
- Medieval history
- Maratha Empire and British colonial period
- British colonial period
- Since Indian independence in 1947
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Languages
- Religion
- Transport
- Economy
- Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
- Education
- Professional
- Administration
- Important places
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Chandrapur (earlier known as Chanda, the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city founded by Khandkya Ballal Shah, a Gond king of the 13th century. The city sits at the confluence of the Erai River and Zarpat river. The area around the city is rich in coal seams.. Hence, Chandrapur is also known as the "Black Gold City".
==Etymology==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chandrapur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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