Sambalpur
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Sambalpur () is the fifth-largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Sambalpuri sari.
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- Region
- Odisha
- Country
- India
- Population
- 189,366
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sambalpur
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- City
- Settlement.nickname
- Handloom City
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- India Odisha
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- Location in Odisha, India
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- Country
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- State
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
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- Sambalpur
- Settlement.named_for
- Maa Samaleswari
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC)
- Settlement.leader_title
- District Magistrate
- Settlement.leader_name
- Siddheshwar Baliram Bondar, IAS
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- Municipal Commissioner
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Shri Rehan Khatri, IAS
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- Member of Parliament
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
See
thumb|200px|Samleswari Temple Sambalpur is well known for its forest reserve. There are many conserved forests.
Eat
thumbnail|Pakhala is eaten in Sambalpur with cucumber, tomato, carrot and salad. There are many restaurants in and around Sambalpur city. You should try "pakhal", made of rice.
Drink
Many bars and restaurants are available within the city limits.
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Bhubaneswar Jharsuguda Koraput Raipur Rourkela Simlipal National Park - it is on NH6
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Etymology
- History
- Vajrayana Buddhism
- Geography and climate
- Transport
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Notable people
- Culture
- Sambalpur Lok Mahotsav
- Sitalsasthi Carnival
- Kalki Avatar and Sambalpur
- Tourism
- Lost Temples of Hirakud Dam
- Politics
- See also
- References
- External links
Sambalpur () is the fifth-largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Sambalpuri sari.
==Overview== thumb|The Mahanadi river in the orange sky during evening time near sunset|left The city contains many temples, historic buildings and parks. Educational institutes include Sambalpur University, Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Gangadhar Meher University, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur and Odisha State Open University (OSOU). Hirakud Dam, the longest earthen dam in the world and the largest artificial lake of Asia, is at Sambalpur.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sambalpur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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