Sonipat

Sonipat is a planned industrial city and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It lies 214 km (128 miles) southwest of Chandigarh, the state capital. The Yamuna River runs along its eastern boundary. Sonipat was historically known as Swarnprastha.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sonipat
Settlement.other_name: Svarnaprastha
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Sonipat Junction railway station, Technology Park and Mata Chintapurni Mandir in Sonipat, Haryana
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Haryana#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haryana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Haryana
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rohtak
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sonipat
Settlement.government_type: Municipal corporation
Settlement.governing_body: Sonipat Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Rajeev Jain

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipal council of India
Country: India
Located in: Sonipat district
Elevation: 219
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Sonipat district
Image: Sonipat junction.jpg

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Commons category: Sonipat
topic's main category: Category:Sonipat
postal code: 131001

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography and topography
Climate
Demographics
Religion
City
Tehsil (district)
Government and politics
Municipal corporation
Sonipat Lok Sabha
Places of interest
Mughal architecture
Yamuna River
Economy
{{anchor| Sonepat Industrial Area | Industrial Model Township Sonepat | IMT Sonepat }} Industrial estates
Transport
Education
Colleges
Universities
Sports
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
External links

On 22 December 1972, Sonipat was designated a full-fledged district. Sonipat Junction railway station is the main railway junction on Delhi-Kalka line. It lies on Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway (NE II) and Grand Trunk Road (NH 44) as well as the planned Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System.

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