Bhubaneswar is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha, in Khordha district. Its city population was about 837,700 at the 2011 census, with an estimated metropolitan population of about 2 million by 2024. Established in 1948 to replace Cuttack as the state capital and designed by the German architect Otto Konigsberger, Bhubaneswar is known as the "Temple City" for its many Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples and forms Odisha's "Golden Triangle" of tourism together with Puri and Konark.
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1. Bhubaneswar (Wikipedia)
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837737
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The area formed by the two cities had a population of 1.7 million in 2011.
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The area under the jurisdiction of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation covers 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi).
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elevation_m = 45
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the modern city of Bhubaneswar was formally established in 1948
Wikipedia REST summary, coordinates
{"lat":20.27,"lon":85.84}
View the Source Wikidata: Bhubaneswar
- Wikidata Q171771, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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