Rohtak is a city in the Indian state of Haryana and the administrative headquarters of Rohtak district. It lies about 70 km north-west of New Delhi and some 250 km south of the state capital Chandigarh on National Highway 9, and it forms part of the National Capital Region. The 2011 census gave it 373,133 residents, which put it among the larger cities of Haryana. Its name is traced to the older form Rohtasgarh, the fort of Rohtas, and to Rauhitaka, a town named in a twelfth century chronicle. Coin moulds of the Yaudheya period, dated to the 3rd or 4th century CE, found at Khokhrakot show that the area has been settled for a very long time. The city has a hot semi-arid climate with large swings in temperature.
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Rohtak is the third most populous city in Haryana as per the 2011 census with a population of 373,133.
Geography
Spread over an area of 72.18 square kilometres (27.87 sq mi)
Climate
Rohtak features a hot-semi arid climate typical of central and western Haryana.
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.
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