Cuttack, India
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Cuttack The Silver City |
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Clockwise from top left: Deity of Cuttack Chandi Temple, Barabati Fort Gate,Welcome arch for Baliyatra, Barabati stadium, Baba Dhabaleshwar Mahadev Temple, A view of the Jobra barrage on Mahanadi River, Odisha High Court
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| Nickname(s):
ରୌପ୍ୟ ନଗରୀ City of 1000 Years Millennium City |
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 Cuttack
 Cuttack
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| Coordinates: 20°31′25″N 85°47′17″E / 20.52361°N 85.78806°ECoordinates: 20°31′25″N 85°47′17″E / 20.52361°N 85.78806°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Cuttack |
| Established | 989 CE |
| Founded by | King Markata Keshari |
| Named for | Ancient military cantonment of Utkal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) |
| • Mayor | Meenakshee Behera (BJD) |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Bikash Mohapatra (IAS) |
| • Commissioner of Police | Yogesh Bahadur Khurania (IPS) |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 192.5 km2 (74.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metropolis | 606,007 |
| • Rank | 72nd |
| • Density | 13,867.43/km2 (35,916.5/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 666,702 |
| Demonym(s) | Kataki |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ZIP code(s) | 7530xx/754xxx |
| Telephone code | 0671 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-05 [before OR-05] |
| UN/LOCODE | IN CUT |
| Website | cmccuttack |
Cuttack/ˈkʌtək/ is the former capital and the second largest city in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Katak which literally means The Fort, a reference to the ancient Barabati Fort around which the city initially developed. Cuttack is also known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. It is also considered as the judicial capital of Odisha as the Odisha High Court is located here. It is also the commercial capital of Odisha which hosts a large number of trading and business houses in and around the city. Cuttack is also famous for its Durga puja which is the most important festival of Odisha and West Bengal.
The old and the most important part of the city is centred on a spit of land between the Kathajodi River and the Mahanadi River, bounded on the southeast by Old Jagannath Road. The city, being a part of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation consisting of 59 wards. Cuttack stretches from Phulnakhara across the Kathajodi in the south to Choudwar in north across the Birupa River, while in the east it begins at Kandarpur and runs west as far as Naraj. Four rivers including Mahanadi and its distributaries Kathajodi, Kuakhai, Birupa run through the city. Further Kathajodi is distributed into Devi and Biluakhai which often makes the geographical area look like fibrous roots.
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