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Jalpaiguri
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Kanchenjunga from outskirts of Jalpaiguri city,Jalpaiguri Rajbari Gate, Raikat Temple |
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 Jalpaiguri
Location in West Bengal, India
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| Coordinates: 26.52°N 88.73°ECoordinates: 26.52°N 88.73°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Founded by | British India |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
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| • Chairman of Jalpaiguri Municipality | Papia Paul |
| • Chairman of SJDA | Dr. Sourav Chakraborty |
| • Addl. Sabadhipati of Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad | Dulal Debnath |
| • District Magistrate | Moumita Godara Basu,IAS |
| Area | |
| • City | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • City | 107,341 |
| • Rank | 19th in West Bengal |
| • Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 169,002 |
| Demonym(s) | Jalpaigurians, Jalpaiguribashi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[5][6] |
| • Additional official | English[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
735101 – 735 110 (city limits), 735120 – 735134 (suburbs)
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| Telephone code | +913561 |
| Vehicle registration | WB – 71, WB – 72 2 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri Sadar, Rajganj (SC), Maynaguri, Mal, Fulbari, Dhupguri, Nagrakata |
| Economy | Labour Participation :59.61%  Agriculture 16.24%  Manufacturing 24.15% Services
Nominal Per capita : $1235 Ppp per capita : $ 2135 |
| Precipitation | 3,395 mm (134 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 24.8 °C (77 °F) |
| Website | jalpaigurimunicipality |
| 1The coordinates given here are in metric system and based upon the Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Map Center 2005 2 The Vehicle Code given here based upon the Jalpaiguri District Court documentations. | |
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal.[7] It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal.[8] The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River which is the second largest river in West Bengal after the Ganges, on the foothills of the Himalayas.[9] The city is the home to the circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[2][3] Jalpaiguri features the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the second campus of the University of North Bengal and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/ Jalpaiguri Sports Village.[10][11] It lies 35 km (22 mi) east of its twin city, Siliguri. The merging of the two cities makes it the largest metropolis of the region.
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