Koraput
Koraput is a town and a Municipality in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. Koraput town is the district headquarter of Koraput district.
Koraput | |
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Hill station | |
Deomali Mountain range
Rail Tracks in Koraput | |
| Nickname(s): Switzerland of Odisha,
Emerald Highlands of Odisha, Aero Engine Capital of India | |
Koraput Location in Odisha, India Koraput Koraput (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18.8561°N 82.7347°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Koraput |
| Named for | The name of the town is “Kora–putti” or “the hamlet of the Nuxvomica” and it is derived presumably from a tree or trees that must at one time have been prominent near the site.[According to theories] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Koraput Municipality |
| • Member of Parliament | Saptagiri Ulaka (INC) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Raghu Ram Padal (BJD)
(District Magistrate) (Abdaal Akhtar IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.97 km2 (40.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 156,716 |
| • Rank | 273th |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Koraputia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 764020,764021,764022 |
| Telephone code | 06852 |
| Vehicle registration | OD 10 |
| Website | koraputmunicipality |
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