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Rajkot | |
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      Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Saurashtra University, Mahavir Chowk, Christ College, Aerial view of the city and Aji River. | |
 Seal of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation | |
  Rajkot | |
| Coordinates: 22°18′00″N 70°47′00″E / 22.3000°N 70.7833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Gujarat |
| Region | Saurashtra |
| District | Rajkot |
| Established | 1612 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Rajkot Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Naynaben Pedhdiya (BJP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Narendrasinh Jadeja |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 170 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134.42 m (441.01 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Metropolis | 2,000,000 |
| • Rank | 28th 4th (in Gujarat state) |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2.45 million |
| • Metro rank | 35th |
| Demonym | Rajkotian |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 360 0XX |
| Telephone code | 0281 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-03 |
| Literacy | 87.80 (2016)%[citation needed] |
| Urban planning agency | RUDA |
| Climate | Semi-Arid (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 590 millimetres (23 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Website | www |
Rajkot (Hindi: [ˈraːdʒkoːʈ] ) is the fourth-largest[3][4] city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of more than 2 million as of 2021.[5] Rajkot is the 6th cleanest[6][7] city of India, and it is the 22nd fastest-growing city in the world as of March 2021.[8] The city contains the administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District, 245 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, and is located on the banks of the Aji and Nyari rivers. Rajkot was the capital of the Saurashtra State from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956, before its merger with Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was reincorporated into Gujarat State on 1 May 1960.
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- ^ "Rajkot Municipal Corporation Demographics". Census of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ (Ahmedabad ranks 5th, Surat 8th, Vadodara 9th and Rajkot 34th)
- ^ "Chapter 4 – Profile of Selected Cities of Gujarat" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Census of India Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2015.
- ^ Cleanest cities in India
- ^ "Swachh Survekshan League 2020: Indore Tops The Chart, Again, Adjudged Cleanest City Of India For The Fourth Time In A Row | News". Rediff. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "City Mayors World's fastest growing urban areas (1)" Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 December 2016