Jaipur
Jaipur जयपुर | |
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Metropolitan Ceety | |
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| Eik-name(s): The Pink Ceety | |
  Jaipur | |
| Coordinates: 26°55′34″N 75°49′25″E / 26.9260°N 75.8235°E | |
| Kintra | Indie |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Destrict | Jaipur |
| Settled | November 18, 1727 |
| Foondit bi | Jai Singh II |
| Named for | Jai Singh II |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Democratic |
| • Mayor | Jyoti Khandelwal (INC) |
| • Police commissioner | Bhupendra Kumar Dak |
| Area | |
| • Metropolitan Ceety | 111.8 km2 (43.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metropolitan Ceety | 3,073,350(10th India) |
| • Density | 27,613/km2 (71,520/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,499,204 |
| • Rural | 3,164,767 |
| • Metro rank | 10t IN |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 302 0xx |
| Area code(s) | 91141-XXXX XXXX |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-14 (Jaipur), RJ-45 (Jaipur North) |
| Spoken leids | Organised alphabetically: |
| Primary Airport | Jaipur Internaitional Airport (Major/Internaitional) |
| Website | www |
Jaipur 
i/ˈdʒaɪpʊər/ is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the Indie state o Rajasthan in Northren Indie. It wis foondit on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler o Amber, efter whom the ceety haes been named. The ceety the day haes a population o 3.1 million. Jaipur is kent as the Pink Ceety o Indie.
The ceety is unuisual amang pre-modren Indie ceeties in the regularity o its streets, an the diveesion o the city intae sax sectors bi broad streets 34 m (111 ft) wide. The urban quarters are further dividit bi networks o griddit streets. Five quarters wrap aroond the east, sooth, an wast sides o a central palace quarter, wi a saxt quarter immediately tae the east. The Palace quarter encloses the Hawa Mahal palace complex, formal gairdens, an a smaa loch. Nahargarh Fort, which wis the residence o the King Sawai Jai Singh II, crouns the hill in the northwast corner o the auld ceety. The observatory, Jantar Mantar, is ane o the Warld Heritage Steids. Includit on the Golden Triangle tourist circuit, alang wi Delhi an Agra, Jaipur is an extremely popular tourist destination in Rajasthan an Indie.
References
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Whc.unesco.org. 31 Julie 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.