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Jammu (city)

Jammu
Jammu Tawi
Cosmopolitan City
View of Jammu city and the Tawi River.jpg
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View of Jammu and the Tawi River
Mansar Lake, Jammu Tawi railway station in Jammu
Bahu Fort, Jammu
Amar Singh Palace, Jammu.
Srinagar Jammu National Highway
Jammu is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu
Jammu
Jammu is located in India
Jammu
Jammu
Coordinates: 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87Coordinates: 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87
Country  India
State  Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Settled 2900 BC
Founded by Raja Jambulochan
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Body Jammu Municipal corporation and Jammu Development Authority
Area
 • Total 167 km2 (64 sq mi)
Elevation 327 m (1,073 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 576,198
 • Rank 92nd
Languages
 • Official Dogri Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 180001
Vehicle registration JK 02
Sex ratio 867 / 1000
Literacy 90.14%
Distance from Delhi 575 kilometres (357 mi) NW
Distance from Mumbai 1,971 kilometres (1,225 mi) NE (land)
Climate Cfa (Köppen)
Precipitation 710 millimetres (28 in)
Avg. summer temperature 29.6 °C (85.3 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 17.7 °C (63.9 °F)
Website jammu.nic.in

Jammu About this sound pronunciation  is the largest city in the Jammu Division and the winter capital of state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is situated on the banks of the Tawi River. It is administered by a municipal corporation.

Jammu is located at 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E / 32.73; 74.87. It has an average elevation of 327 m (1,073 ft). Jammu city lies at uneven ridges of low heights at the Shivalik hills. It is surrounded by Shivalik range to the north, east and southeast while the Trikuta Range surrounds it in the north-west. It is approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi.

The city spreads around the Tawi river with the old city overlooking it from the north (right bank) while the new neighbourhoods spread around the southern side (left bank) of river. There are five bridges on the river. The city is built on a series of ridges.

The name Jammu is derived from its ruler who founded it. Raja Jambulochan founded this city and named it Jambupur which later changed to Jammu. Many historians and locals believe that Jammu was founded by Raja Jambu Lochan in the 14th century BC.


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