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Shimla

Southern Asia

Shimla, also known as Simla, is the capital and largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was declared the summer capital of British India in 1864, and after independence it became the capital of East Punjab before later being made the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It is the state's largest and most developed city, and serves as its principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre.

Facts
Population
169,578 1
Area (sq km)
25 2
Elevation (m)
2205 2
Latitude
31.103333 degrees north 2
Longitude
77.172222 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Mountain 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 3
Connections

Capital Of

Himachal Pradesh, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Shimla - GeoNames
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Site Of

Himachal Pradesh High Court

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Himachal Pradesh High Court (Wikipedia)Lead [seat-city]
Quote, Lead [seat-city]
The seat of the court is Shimla, the administrative capital of the state.
Sources
1. Shimla (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    169,578
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
    Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India
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2. Shimla (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.103333, longitude 77.172222
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 2205 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 25.0 sq km
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Shimla - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1256237
    31.10442 77.16662 P PPLA IN 11 033 182 173503 2073 Asia/Kolkata
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 2073 m
  • Capital Of: Himachal Pradesh, cities500 record 1256237, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 11)
    31.10442 77.16662 P PPLA IN 11 033 182 173503 2073 Asia/Kolkata
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4. 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 31.25, 77.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 77.25
31.25 77.25 Cwb
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Wikidata: Shimla
Wikidata Q83786, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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