Gorakhpur
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This article is about the city in Uttar Pradesh, India. For other uses, see Gorakhpur (disambiguation).
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district, North Eastern Railway Zone and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakhnath temple. The city also has had an Indian Air Force station since 1963. Gita Press, the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts like Ramayana and Mahabharat, has been established here since 1926.[lower-alpha 1][12][13]
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Gorakhpur | |
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Coordinates: 26.7637152°N 83.4039116°E / 26.7637152; 83.4039116 | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Gorakhpur |
Division | Gorakhpur |
Named for | Gorakhnath |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Dr. Manglesh Kumar Srivastava[2] (BJP) |
• Lok Sabha MP | Ravi Kishan, (BJP) |
• Municipal Commissioner | Avinash Singh[3] |
Area | |
• GMC | 226.0 km2 (87.3 sq mi) |
• Metro [1][5][6] | 1,041.0 km2 (401.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Population | |
• GMC | 1,300,000 |
• Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,500,000[1][5][6] |
Demonym(s) | Gorakhpuri, Gorakhpuriya |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[10] |
• Additional official | Urdu[10] |
• Regional | Bhojpuri[11] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 2730xx |
Telephone code | +91-0551 |
Vehicle registration | UP-53 |
Sex ratio | ♂1000/903♀ |
Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 18 °C (64 °F) |
Website | gorakhpur |
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