Jammu
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| Jammu (जम्मू) Jambu Jammu Tawi |
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| Capital city | |
View of Jammu and the Tawi River
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| Nickname(s): City of Temples | |
 Jammu (जम्मू)
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| Coordinates: 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°ECoordinates: 32°44′N 74°52′E / 32.73°N 74.87°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Jammu |
| Settled | 2900 BC |
| Founded by | Raja Jambulochan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Jammu Municipal corporation and Jammu Development Authority |
| Area | |
| • Total | 167 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 651,826 (Municipal Corporation) 951,373 (Urban agglomeration) |
| • Rank | 2 |
| • Density | 5,697/km2 (14,760/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu, Dogri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 180001 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 02 |
| Website | www.jammu.nic.in |
Jammu (Urdu: جموں) is a city in Jammu and Kashmir. It is on the banks of the Tawi River which is a tributary of the Chenab River. The Dogri language is spoken here among Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs. Jammu calls itself the ‘city of temples’ because of all the Hindu temples there.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Introducing Jammu". Lonely Planet. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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