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Bhopal City

Bhopal

Metropolis

capital
NLIUGyanmandir3.JPG Bhopal boat club 02.JPG
Taj-ul-masajid.jpg Mantralaya, Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal.jpg
Lakshmi Narayan Temple 01.jpg Cheetal (spotted deer) at Van Vihar National Park.jpg
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Upper Lake, Vallabh Bhawan (MP Secretariat), Union Carbide Plant, Van Vihar, Birla Mandir, Taj-ul-Masajid
Nickname(s): The City of Lakes
Bhopal is located in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Bhopal
Location of Bhopal in the Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates: 23°15′N 77°25′E / 23.250°N 77.417°E / 23.250; 77.417Coordinates: 23°15′N 77°25′E / 23.250°N 77.417°E / 23.250; 77.417
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Bhopal
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Body Bhopal Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor Alok Sharma (BJP)
 • Member of Parliament Alok Sanjar (2014 - till date)
Area
 • Metropolis capital 685.88 km2 (264.82 sq mi)
Elevation 527 m (1,729 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Metropolis capital 1,745,333
 • Rank 17th
 • Density 3,887/km2 (10,070/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,864,389
 • Metro rank 20th
Demonym(s) Bhopali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode 462001 to 462046
Telephone 0755
Vehicle registration MP-04
Precipitation 1,123.1 millimetres (44.22 in)
Avg. high temperature 31.7 °C (89.1 °F)
Avg. low temperature 18.6 °C (65.5 °F)
Website www.bhopal.nic.in
Bhopal
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