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Ujjain

Ujjain
उज्जैन
Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti, Avantika, Avantikapuri
City
Ujjain City
Ujjain City
Nickname(s): The City of Temples
Ujjain is located in India
Ujjain
Ujjain
Ujjain is located in Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain
Ujjain
Location in India
Coordinates: 23°10′N 75°47′E / 23.17°N 75.79°E / 23.17; 75.79Coordinates: 23°10′N 75°47′E / 23.17°N 75.79°E / 23.17; 75.79
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
Region Malwa
District Ujjain
Government
 • Body Ujjain Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor Meena Jonwal (BJP)
 • Municipal Commissioner Devendra Nigam
Area
 • Total 152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 515,215
 • Density 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi,
 • Other Malvi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 456001 to 456010
Telephone code 0734
Vehicle registration MP-13
Climate Cfa (Köppen)
Precipitation 900 millimetres (35 in)
Avg. annual temperature 24.0 °C (75.2 °F)
Avg. summer temperature 31 °C (88 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 17 °C (63 °F)
Website ujjain.nic.in

Ujjain (/ˈn/; About this sound listen ) is the largest city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.it is too 5 largest city in Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain division.

An ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history. It emerged as the political centre of central India around 600 BCE. It was the capital of the ancient Avanti kingdom, one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. It remained an important political, commercial and cultural centre of central India until the early 19th century, when the British administrators decided to develop Indore as an alternative to it. Ujjain continues to be an important place of pilgrimage for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and followers of Shakta.


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