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Sambalpur
situated in India in district Orissa.
Sambalpur district lies between 20 40 N and 22 11 N latitude, 82 39 E and 85 15 E longitude with a total area of 6,702 Sq. Km's.
The district is surrounded by Deogarh district in the east, Bargarh and Jharsuguda districts in the west, Sundergarh district in the north and Subarnpur and Angul districts in the South. The district has three distinctive physiographic units such as, Hilly Terrain of Bamra and Kuchinda in the north, plateau and ridges of Rairakhol in the south-east and valley and plains of Sambalpur Sub-division in the south east.Sambalpur district experiences extreme type of climate with 66 rainy days and 153 centimeters rainfall on an average per annum. Most of the rainfall is confined to the months from June to October visited by south west monsoon. Mercury rises upto 47 celcius during May with intolerable heat wave and falls as low as 11.8 celcius during December with extreme cold. The rainfall is highly uneven and irregular
Sambalpur district forms a part of North-West upland of Orissa, which is rolling and multiplying the ground slopes from a height of 776 ft. to a height of 460 ft. The thick blanket of black cotton soil all over the district has been made somewhat sticky by the yellow earth developing in the undulating topography of the district.
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HISTORY
Sambalpur has a history full of events including Indian Freedom Struggle representing the different section of society. For the sake of convenience, however, the history, with special reference to the spark and fire and Nationalism, may be stated briefly.
History has to say that Samudragupta in the 4th century, defeated King Mahendra of Koshala, the kingdom that included Sambalpur. During the 5th and 6th centuries Sambalpur came under the rule of Sarbhapuriyas.Towards the 7th century it passed in to the hands of Panduvansi king Trivaradeva. Towards the close of 9th century king Janmajaya I Mahabhavagupta extended his empire which comprised the modern districts of Sambalpur and Bolangir. Hence forward, his dynasty came to be known as the Samavansi dynasty. During the last part of the Samavansi rule, Sambalpur was occupied by the Kalachuris of Ratnapua. The 13th century saw a bitter fight between the Kalachuris and the Gandas. Later on, the Gandas occupied Sambalpur During the middle of the 14th century Ramai Dev laid the foundation of the Chauhan rule in Western Orissa. However, the Chowhan rule came to a close in april,1800, when Sambalpur was occupied |
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by the Marathas. After the British occupied Orissa and bitterness between the British and Marathas ripened, the former found a convenient route via Sambalpur and annihilated the Marathas. Sambalpur was occupied by the British on 2nd January, 1804. Finally it passed on to the Brithish in 1817. The subsequent years witnessed the movements of the Kandhas and Binjhal Zamidars against the British and their poppet ruler in Sambalpur was Rani Mohan Kumari. Although the modern concept of nationalism was not activating force, one could see the spirit of freedom and hatred of foreign rule reflected in the struggle. The period recorded the heroic sage of Surendra Sai. (Most renowned freedom fighter from Western Orissa). Sambalpur district, the western most district of Orissa, had been named after the headquarters town, Sambalpur. According to Mr. L.S.S.O. Maller, the town derived its name from the presiding goddess Samalai, whose stone image was discovered by Balaram Dev, the first Chowhan king of Sambalpur |
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CLIMATE
This district experiences extreme type of climate with hot and dry Summer followed by humid monsoon and severely cold Winter. The hot season commences from 1st week of March and lasts till the second half of June. In the month of May, temperature rises up to 46. Similarly in the month of December, the temperature comes down to 10 C. The district gets rainfall from South-Western monsoon. The relative humidity is high during rainy season being generally over 75%. After rainy season the humidity gradually decreases and the weather becomes dry towards the winter |
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| LANGUAGE |
Oriya is the Principal language of the district. Other modern Indian languages spoken by the people of Sambalpur district are Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Telugi, Gujurati, Panjabi and Tamil. Tribal languages like Kisan, Kui, Oraon, Kharia etc. are also popularly spoken by the tribal population of the district.
The language spoken in Sambalpur differs from that spoken in the Costal Districts of Orissa. It is generally known as Sambalpuri and is spoken in Western part of Orissa |
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| Burla |
| It is situated at distance of 61 km. from Sambalpur.Engineering Colleges and a Medical College are situated here. |
| Hirakud |
| It is situated at a distance of 15 km. from Sambalpur. The world's longest multi-purpose Dam is situated here.Gandhi minar and Jawahar minar are constructed on the top of two hills. |
| Huma |
| It is situated at a distance of 21 km. from Sambalpur It is famous for Shiva temple. |
| Samaleswari Temple |
| Maa Samaleswari temple is the famous temple of Sambalpur. Maa Samaleswari is otherwise known as the goddess of Sambalpur. |
| Ushakothi |
| This picturesque wildlife sanctuary is located at a distance of 45km to the east of Sambalpur town. Rock cut paintings can be seen in the Ushakothi cave. |
| Gudguda |
| Gudguda waterfall is situated near Kuchinda sub-division. The waterfall around the dense forest attracts the tourists. |
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| Lok Mahotsav Festival |
Cesky Krumlov Czech rep |
| A cultural manifestation of the hidden age-old traditional performing art of a vast geographical area is possible through this |
Find out more about this small medieval castle city in the South-East
of Czech Republic preserved its medieval center as no other town |
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| Web sites about Sambalpur |
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| Sambalpur Map |
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| Official website of Sambalpur |
| Lokmahotsav - Provide information about folk festivals and culture of India. |
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| Tourist Office, Sambalpur, Tel : 20318, Gram : ORISSATOUR; Tourist Counter, Sambalpur Railway Station, Tel : 21661; Tourist Counter, Jharsuguda Railway Station, Tel : 62630. |
CONTACT to District Magistrate and Collector
Collectorate, Sambalpur,Orissa,India
PIN-768001
Phone : 91-663-2400222(O), 2400001(R),
Fax : 91-663-2404006
E-mail : dmsbp@ori.nic.in |
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