Orissa
Area: 1, 55, 707 sq. km
Latitude: 17˚ 49’ N to 22˚ 34’ N
Principal language: Oriya
Population: 3, 67, 06, 920
Longitude: 81˚ 29’’ e to 87˚ 29’ E
Capital: Bhubaneswar
Situation: situated in the north eastern part of the Indian
Peninsula. It is bordered by Chhattisgarh in the West, Jharkhand in the North
West Bengal in the northeast, Bay of Bengal in the east and Andhra Pradesh in
the south.
BHUBANESWAR
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Capital city and also known as “The cathedral
city of India” on account of its numerous temples.
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It is famous for the Lingaraj Temple.
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Gopalpur Steel Works, a unit of TISCO is
situated about 120 km south – east of Bhubaneswar.
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Gopalpur has been developed as an all weather
port.
