Bhubaneswar
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ଵର Ekamra-Khetra, City of Temples | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 20°16′N 85°50′E / 20.27°N 85.84°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
District | Khordha |
Founded by | Government of Odisha |
Named for | Shiva |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) |
• Member of Parliament | Aparajita Sarangi (BJP) |
• Members of Legislative Assembly | Bhubaneswar Central : Ananta Narayana Jena, BJD
Bhubaneswar North : Susanta Rout, BJD Ekamra Bhubaneswar : Babu Singh, BJP |
• Mayor | Sulochana Das, BJD |
• Municipal Commissioner | Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, IAS |
• Commissioner of Police | Saumendra Kumar Priyadarshi, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Population (2024)[4] | |
• Total | 837,000 |
• Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bhubaneswariya[5] |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 751xxx, 752xxx, 754xxx |
Telephone code | 0674, 06752 |
Vehicle registration | OD-02 (South Bhubaneswar) OD-33 (North Bhubaneswar) |
UN/LOCODE | IN BBI |
Website | www www www |
Bhubaneswar (Odia: [ˈbʱubɔneswɔɾɔ] ) is the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, located in the Khordha district. It is second largest city of Odisha after Cuttack. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Chakra Khetra and Ekamra Khetra (Area adorned with a mango tree).[6] Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned because of many temples which are standing there.[7][8]
Although the modern city of Bhubaneswar was formally established in 1968, the history of the areas in and around the present-day city can be traced to the 1st century BCE. It is a confluence of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain heritage and includes several Kalingan temples, many of them from 6th–13th century CE. With Puri and Konark it forms the "Swarna Tribhuja" (lit. 'Golden Triangle'), one of Eastern India's most visited destinations.[9][10]
Bhubaneswar replaced Cuttack as the capital on 1968. The modern city was designed by the German architect Otto Königsberger in 1966. Along with Jamshedpur and Chandigarh, it was one of modern India's first planned cities.[11] Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are often referred to as the 'twin cities of Odisha'. The area formed by the two cities had a population of 1.7 million in 2011.[12] It is categorised as a Tier-2 city.[13] Bhubaneswar and Rourkela are the two cities in smart city mission from Odisha.
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