Jogindernagar

Jogindernagar, or Jogindar Nagar (), is a municipality, and a sub district in Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Named after Raja Joginder Sen, the hill station is the terminus of the Kangra Valley narrow-gauge railway. Jogindernagar is the third-largest city in the Mandi district and tenth largest urban agglomeration of Himachal Pradesh. The only city in Asia with three hydro-electric power stations, its nickname is "The City of Powerhouses".

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Place details

Locality: Dhelu
Region: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 5,335
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Joginder Nagar
Settlement.other_name: The City of Powerhouses
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and Hill Station
Settlement.image_skyline: Joginder Nagar.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Aerial view of Jogindernagar and its surrounding mountains
Settlement.image_caption: Jogindernagar and its suburbs, seen from Siqandar Dhar
Settlement.nicknames: Electric City, City of Powerhouses
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Himachal Pradesh#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Himachal Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mandi
Settlement.established_title: Formation
Settlement.established_date: 1925
Settlement.founder: Joginder Sen

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Mandi district
Area: 4.3
Elevation: 1010
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Joginder Nagar.jpg
Dialing code: 1908

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postal code: 176120
inception: 1925-00-00

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Etymology
History
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Population
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Cityscape
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Nearby Suburbs (2-6 km)
Distant Suburbs (6-15 km)
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Situated in the central Joginder Nagar Valley, the region is known for paragliding, trekking, mountain biking, camping and angling. The valley is known for its Ts: trolley, trout and train. In 2015, Jogindernagar was declared the first free Wi-Fi city in Himachal Pradesh.

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