Rajkot has a central location in the area called the Kathiawar peninsula. The significance of Rajkot's location is owing to the fact that it is one of the prime industrial centres of Gujarat. Rajkot is situated in the region called Saurashtra in the Gujarat state of India. The city is spread in the area of 170.00 km². The city is located on the bank of Aji River and Nyari River which remains dry except the monsoon months of July to September. It has an average elevation of 128 metres (420 ft). This earthquake mainly affected the Kutch region of western Gujarat.Īn aerial image of the Aji River that flows through the city of Rajkot On 26 January 2001 the 7.7 M w Gujarat earthquake shook Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X ( Extreme), leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. Monoharsinhji's son, Mandattasinh Jadeja has embarked on a business career. He served as a Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for several years and as the state Minister for Health and Finance. His son, Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji, has carved out a political career at the provincial level, succeeded him. Thakur Saheb Pradyumansinhji died in 1973.
Rajkot was merged into Gujarat State from bilingual Bombay state on. Rajkot was the capital of Saurashtra state from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot is the 26th largest city in India and the 22nd fastest-growing urban area in the world. Rajkot is in a transition period of growing cultural, industrial, and economical activities. Rajkot was home to many personalities like Mahatma Gandhi. It has had a long history and had a significant influence in the Indian independence movement.
Rajkot has been under different rulers since it was founded. Young Mahatma Gandhi (left) and his school friend Sheikh Mehtab (right) in Rajkot Rajkot was reincorporated into Gujarat State on. 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. 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 is the 6th cleanest city of India, and it is the 7th fastest-growing city in the world as of March 2021. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of more than 2 million as of 2021. Rajkot ( Hindustani: ( listen)) is the fourth-largest city in the state of Gujarat, India, after Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
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