Jammu

Jammu (जम्मू) Jambu Jammu Tawi
Capital city
View of Jammu and the Tawi River
Nickname(s): City of Temples
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 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.