Rajkot

Rajkot
Rajkot
Metropolis
	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Saurashtra University, Mahavir Chowk, Christ College, Aerial view of the city and Aji River.
	Seal of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation
	Rajkot
	Coordinates: 22°18′00″N 70°47′00″E / 22.3000°N 70.7833°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Region	Saurashtra
District	Rajkot
Established	1612
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Rajkot Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Pradip Dav (BJP)
• Deputy Mayor	Dr. Darshitaben Shah
Area
• Metropolis	170 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation	134.42 m (441.01 ft)
Population (2021)
• Metropolis	2,000,000
• Rank	28th 4th (in Gujarat state)
• Density	12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
• Metro [citation needed]	2.45 million
• Metro rank	35th
Demonym	Rajkotian
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	360 0XX
Telephone code	0281
Vehicle registration	GJ-03
Literacy	87.80 (2016)%[citation needed]
Urban planning agency	RUDA
Climate	Semi-Arid (Köppen)
Precipitation	590 millimetres (23 in)
Avg. annual temperature	26 °C (79 °F)
Website	www.rmc.gov.in

Rajkot (Hindi: [ˈraːdʒkoːʈ] ^ⓘ) is the fourth-largest^[3]^[4] city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of more than 2 million as of 2021.^[5] Rajkot is the 6th cleanest^[6]^[7] city of India, and it is the 7th fastest-growing city in the world as of March 2021.^[8] The city contains the administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District, 245 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, and is located on the banks of the Aji and Nyari rivers. Rajkot was the capital of the Saurashtra State from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956, before its merger with Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was reincorporated into Gujarat State on 1 May 1960.

^ "Statistics". Rajkot Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
^ "Rajkot Municipal Corporation Demographics". Census of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ (Ahmedabad ranks 5th, Surat 8th, Vadodara 9th and Rajkot 34th)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Census of India Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2015.
^ Cleanest cities in India
^ "Swachh Survekshan League 2020: Indore Tops The Chart, Again, Adjudged Cleanest City Of India For The Fourth Time In A Row | News". Rediff. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ "City Mayors World's fastest growing urban areas (1)" Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 December 2016

[zone1-1] "Statistics". Rajkot Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.

[2] "Rajkot Municipal Corporation Demographics". Census of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[3] (Ahmedabad ranks 5th, Surat 8th, Vadodara 9th and Rajkot 34th)

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Census of India Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2015.

[6] Cleanest cities in India

[7] "Swachh Survekshan League 2020: Indore Tops The Chart, Again, Adjudged Cleanest City Of India For The Fourth Time In A Row | News". Rediff. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[citymayors-8] "City Mayors World's fastest growing urban areas (1)" Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 December 2016

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