Jammu (city)

Jammu Jammu Tawi
Cosmopolitan City
from the top: 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 Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu Show map of India
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  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.