Bhubaneswar
Temple City, Ekamra Khetra | |
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City | |
| Nicknames: Temple City of Odisha | |
  Bhubaneswar Map showing Bhubaneswar in Odisha  Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (India)  Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 20°16′N 85°50′E / 20.27°N 85.84°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Khordha |
| Founded by | Government of Odisha |
| Named for | Shiva |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) |
| • Member of Parliament | Aparajita Sarangi (BJP) |
| • Members of Legislative Assembly | Bhubaneswar Central : Ananta Narayana Jena, BJD
Bhubaneswar North : Susanta Rout, BJD Ekamra Bhubaneswar : Babu Singh, BJP |
| • Mayor | Sulochana Das, BJD |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, IAS |
| • Commissioner of Police | Suresh Dev Dutta Singh IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 837,000 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bhubaneswariya[3] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 751024, 751020, 751022 |
| Telephone code | 0674, 06752 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-02 (South Bhubaneswar) OD-33 (North Bhubaneswar) |
| UN/LOCODE | IN BBI |
| Website | www www www |
Bhubaneswar (Odia: [ˈbʱubɔneswɔɾɔ] ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Chakra Khetra and Ekamra Khetra (Area adorned with a mango tree).[4] Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned because of many temples which are standing there.[5][6] In contemporary times, the city is a hub of sports, tourism and IT in the country.
Although the modern city of Bhubaneswar was formally established in 1968, the history of the areas in and around the present-day city can be traced to the 1st century BCE. It is a confluence of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain heritage and includes several Kalingan temples, many of them from 6th–13th century CE. With Puri and Konark it forms the "Swarna Tribhuja" (lit. 'Golden Triangle'), one of Eastern India's most visited destinations.[7][8]
Bhubaneswar replaced Cuttack as the capital on 1968. The modern city was designed by the German architect Otto Königsberger in 1966. Along with Jamshedpur and Chandigarh, it was one of modern India's first planned cities.[9] Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are often referred to as the 'twin cities of Odisha'. The area formed by the two cities had a population of 1.7 million in 2011.[10] It is categorised as a Tier-2 city.[11] Bhubaneswar and Rourkela are the two cities in smart city mission from Odisha.
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- ^ Das, Piyush (2016). Memory of a Stream: Gandhabati, Sacred Cultural Landscape of Ekamara Kshetra (Bhubaneswar). New Delhi: Copal Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-9383419401.
- ^ Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra, Archaeology in Orissa, Vol I, Page 47, B. R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 1986, ISBN 81-7018-346-4.
- ^ BBSR Metropolitan/City Population section of "BBSR Population Sex Ratio in BBSR Literacy rate BBSR" (PDF). 2011 Census of India.
- ^ "Preface of the Comprehensive Development Plan for the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Urban Complex" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "The World's Cities in 2016" (PDF). United Nations. October 2016. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2019.