Rajkot (lang-gu?????? R?jkot AudioRajkot.ogg(listen)) is the 4th largest city in the state of Gujarat, India. Rajkot is the 28th urban agglomeration (List of most populous metropolitan areas in India) in India, with a population more than 1.43 million as on 2008. Rajkot is ranked 22nd in The worlds fastest growing cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020.
Rajkot is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District, located on the banks of the Aji River (Aji River, Gujarat) and Niari River. Rajkot was the capital (Capital (political)) of the then Saurashtra state (Saurashtra (region)) from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was merged into Gujarat State from bilingual Bombay state on May 1, 1960.
Type: Town
Type 2: district, subdistrict
Native Name: Rajkot
State Name: Gujarat
Skyline: Rajkot Urban Development Authority.jpg
Skyline Caption: Rajkot Urban Development Authority Building
Latd: 22.3000
Longd: 70.7833
Locator Position: right
Area Total: 104.86
Altitude: 134
Climate: Semi-Arid
Precip: 500
Temp Annual: 26
Temp Winter: 22 - 19
Temp Summer: 43 - 33
Destination 1: Delhi
Direction 1: NE
Distance 1: 1131
Mode 1: Road, Rail
Destination 2: Mumbai
Direction 2: SE
Distance 2: 761
Mode 2: Road, Rail, Air
Destination 3: Ahmedabad
Direction 3: NE
Distance 3: 216
Mode 3: Road, Rail
Nearest City: Ahmedabad
Region: Saurashtra (region)
Population Total: 1335397
Population Rank: 25
Population As Of: 2008
Population Total Cite: ?
Population Density: 12735
Sex Ratio: 927 (2001)
Literacy: 80.6 (2001)
Official Languages: Gujarati, Hindi, English
Leader Title 1: Mayor
Leader Name 1: Miss Sandhya Vyas
Established Title: Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Established Date: 1973
Legislature Type: Municipality
Legislature Strength: 72
Parliament Const: 1
Assembly Const: 3
Planning Agency: 1 (RUDA (Rajkot Urban Development Authority))
Civic Agency: 1 (RMC (Rajkot Municipal Corporation))
Corp Zone: 3 (Central, East & West)
Corp Ward: 24
Area Telephone: 0281
Postal Code: 360 00X
Unlocode: INRAJ
Vehicle Code Range: GJ-3
Website: www.rmc.gov.in
Website Caption: Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Footnotes: ? Estimated as on 2008
Rajkot (Rajkot district)