Jammu
city in Jammu Division, India
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Summary
Jammu is a city[1]. Jammu ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,875 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jammu district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tawi River[5]
- Founder: Jambu Lochan[6]
- Postal code: 180001[7]
- Commons category: Jammu (city)[8]
- Licence plate code: JK02[9]
- Local dialing code: 191[10]
- Coordinate location: 32.733333333333, 74.85[11], 32.73569, 74.86911[12]
- Authority: Jammu Municipal Corporation[13]
- Official website: http://jammu.nic.in/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jammu (city)[15]
- Population: 502,197[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
- Capital of: Jammu district[19], Jammu division[20], Jammu and Kashmir[21]
- Official name: جموں[22]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jammu (city)[23]
- Category for people who died here: Q114947432[24]
- Native label: जम्मू[25], Jammu[26], جموں[27], جۆم[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Jammu (city)[29]
- Different from: Jammu division[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 327[31]
- Area: 112[32]
- Vocalized name: جَمُّوں[33]
Why It Matters
Jammu has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Jammu is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]