Jogindernagar
Sign in to saveJogindernagar, 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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Key facts
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- Joginder Nagar
- Settlement.other_name
- The City of Powerhouses
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- Municipality and Hill Station
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- Joginder Nagar.jpg
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- Aerial view of Jogindernagar and its surrounding mountains
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- Jogindernagar and its suburbs, seen from Siqandar Dhar
- Settlement.nicknames
- Electric City, City of Powerhouses
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- India Himachal Pradesh#India
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- right
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- Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Country
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- State
Key dates
- Inception
- 1925
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Mandi district
- Area
- +4.3
- Elevation
- +1010
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Joginder Nagar.jpg
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- Nearby Suburbs (2-6 km)
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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".
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.