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Jajpur district | |
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  Top: Brahmani River at Deulipal Bottom: Road in Tomka | |
| Nickname: Jajra nagar | |
 Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′00″N 86°19′59″E / 20.85°N 86.333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| Headquarters | Jajpur |
| Government | |
| • Member of Lok Sabha | Sarmistha Sethi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,827,192 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 755 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | OD-04 (for Chandikhol) OD-34 (for Jajpur) |
| Literacy | 80.13% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jajpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7
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| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,014 millimetres (39.9 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 12 °C (54 °F) |
| Website | jajpur |
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Jajpur () is a district of Odisha state in eastern India. The Odisha Government carried out a re-organisation of districts of Odisha in 1993. The erstwhile Cuttack district was split into multiple districts with Jajpur being one of them. The district came into being on 1 April 1993.[2]
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