Patiala is a city in southeastern Punjab, in northwestern India, and the fourth largest city in the state, serving as the administrative capital of Patiala district. It grew up around the Qila Mubarak fort built by the chieftain Ala Singh, who founded the royal dynasty of Patiala State in 1763 and after whom the city is named.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude30.566667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Patiala (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1754-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 406,192
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 30.566667, longitude 76.633333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 350 m
P2046 (area)
area 339.9 sq km
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 30.5667,76.6333
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 278.0
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 30.75, 76.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.75, 76.75
30.75 76.75 Cwa
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.tabQuote, 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
Patiala (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
pronunciation: [pʌʈeɑ̈ːɭɑ]) is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India
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