Dhrangadhra
Sign in to saveDhrangadhra () is a town, taluka headquarters and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. During the period of the British Raj, the city was the capital of Dhrangadhra State, one of the eight first-class princely states (13-gun salute) of the Kathiawar Agency in the Bombay Presidency.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dhrangadhra
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 75,578
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dhrangadhra
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Gujarati
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.nickname
- Pink City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Gujarat#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Gujarat, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gujarat
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Surendranagar
- Settlement.unit_pref
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10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Modern history
- Geography
- Demographics
- Culture and places of interest
- Culture
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Dhrangadhra () is a town, taluka headquarters and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. During the period of the British Raj, the city was the capital of Dhrangadhra State, one of the eight first-class princely states (13-gun salute) of the Kathiawar Agency in the Bombay Presidency.
==Etymology== The name is believed to be inspired by stone bedrock found immediately under the soil of the place; "" or "" meaning "stable land".