Sivaganga
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Place details
- Locality
- Sivaganga
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 42,785
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sivaganga
- Settlement.nickname
- Sivagangai Seemai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sivaganga
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pandya Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Madurai
- Settlement.established_date
- 1964
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Sivagangai Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Chairperson
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Pandya dynasty
- Population
- 40129
- Area
- 6.97
- Elevation
- 102
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Sivaganga district
- Image
- Sivaganga arch.JPG
- Dialing code
- 4575
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- Commons category
- Sivaganga
- postal code
- 630561
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Economy
- Tourism
- Utility services
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Other sources
Sivaganga () is a city and headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is known for the 16th-century Sivagangai Fort, located in City Centre. Inside the fort, the Rajarajeshwari Amman Temple features many ornate sculptures. Nearby, the Government Museum has prehistoric relics and natural history displays. There are many famous places like historical monuments, Historical temples and lands (example Sri Nanammal Temple in Koothandan village)donated by King Muthuvaduganatha Thevar and other many temples been built and maintained by King Maruthpandiyar brothers, Princess Velunachiyar which are still available and maintained in good condition by public and authorities. The city is located at a distance of 48 km (30 mi) from Madurai and 449 km (279 mi) from the state capital Chennai.
The town is known for agriculture, metal working and weaving. The region around Sivagangai has considerable mineral deposits. This town is surrounded by Chettinad region, so the tradition of Chettinad is highly influenced in Sivaganga Town as well.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sivaganga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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