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New Town, Kolkata

Southern Asia

New Town is a planned satellite city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal, administered by the New Town Kolkata Development Authority. It has been declared a Solar City and a Smart Green City by the Government of India.

Facts
Population
36,541 1
Area (sq km)
60.35 1
Population Estimate Year
2014 1
Latitude
22.5894 degrees north 1
Longitude
88.4748 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 4
Sources
1. New Town, Kolkata (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 36,541 (2014)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 22.5894, longitude 88.4748
  • P2046 (area)
    area 60.35 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 36541 (2014)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 22.5894,88.4748
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 3.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 22.75, 88.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 22.75, 88.25
22.75 88.25 Aw
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kolkata; IN has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Asia/Kolkata; IN has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1854 Jun 28 # Kolkata ... 5:30 1:00 %z 1945 Oct 15 5:30 - IST
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New Town, Kolkata (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
    is declared as a "Solar City" and "Smart Green City" by Government of India
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