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Gwalior Metropolitan Region

Gwalior
Metropolis
Clockwise from left:Gwalior Fort, The Jai Vilas Palace, High Court and Sun Temple
Clockwise from left:Gwalior Fort, The Jai Vilas Palace, High Court and Sun Temple
Nickname(s): Tourist Capital Of Madhya Pradesh
The City of Raja Sursen
The City of Rishi Galav & Tansen Nagari
Gwalior is located in India
Gwalior
Gwalior
Gwalior is located in Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior
Gwalior
Coordinates: 26°13′17″N 78°10′41″E / 26.221521°N 78.178024°E / 26.221521; 78.178024Coordinates: 26°13′17″N 78°10′41″E / 26.221521°N 78.178024°E / 26.221521; 78.178024
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
Region Gird
District Gwalior
Founded by Raja Suraj Sen A Kachchwaha Rajput Prince
Area
 • Metropolis 986 km2 (381 sq mi)
Area rank 21
Population (2011) 2,069,276
 • Density 5,478/km2 (14,190/sq mi)
 • Metro 19,17,740
 • Population rank 48th
Languages
 • Official Hindi and English
 • Regional Hindi, Marathi, Sindhi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 474001 to 474055 (HPO)
Telephone code 0751
Vehicle registration MP-07
Sex ratio .873 /
Literacy 84.14%
Avg. summer temperature 40.5 °C (104.9 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 6.6 °C (43.9 °F)
Website gwalior.nic.in Gwalior Official Website
Gwalior
Climate chart ()
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Source: IMD
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: IMD