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Wankaner

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Wankaner is a town and a municipality in Morbi district in the State of Gujarat. Until 2013, Wankaner was part of the Rajkot district.

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Place details

Locality
Wankaner
Region
Gujarat
Country
India
Population
47,814
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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PM2.5
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Wankaner
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Wankaner-palace.png
Settlement.image_caption
Wankaner palace
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_name
India
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gujarat
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Morbi
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
81
Settlement.population_total
43881
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
India
Elevation
81
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Wankaner-palace.png
Dialing code
2828
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postal code
363621
Commons category
Wankaner
P12749
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • References

Wankaner is a town and a municipality in Morbi district in the State of Gujarat. Until 2013, Wankaner was part of the Rajkot district.

==Etymology== The city was named after its location on the Machhu River, "Wankaner" translating to "riverbend" ("Wanka" - bend, "ner" - river) in Gujarati.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wankaner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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