Rajkot
city in Gujarat, India
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Summary
Rajkot is a big city[1]. Rajkot draws 1,790 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #137 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rajkot Taluka[3], Gujarat[4]
- Country: India[5]
- Instance of: city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Leicester[7]
- Postal code: 360001[8]
- Commons category: Rajkot[9]
- Licence plate code: GJ3[10]
- Local dialing code: 281[11]
- Inception: 1612[12]
- Coordinate location: 22.296908333333, 70.798363888889[13], 22.291666666667, 70.793333333333[14]
- Authority: Rajkot Municipal Corporation[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rajkot[16]
- Population: 1,335,397[17], 1,286,678[18], 2,043,000[19]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Rajkot district[21], Rajkot Taluka[22], Saurashtra State[23], Rajkot State[24]
- Official name: Rajkot[25], રાજકોટ[26], राजकोट[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rajkot[28]
- Native label: Rajkot[29], રાજકોટ[30], राजकोट[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rajkot[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 128[33]
- Area: 104.86[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rajkot include Rajkot Airport[35], an abandoned airport[36], in India[37].
Why It Matters
Rajkot has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Rajkot is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Rajkot include Rajkot Airport[35], an abandoned airport[36], in India[37].