Shimla

Summary

Shimla is a city^[1]. Shimla has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Shimla is located in Shimla District^[3].
• Shimla is in the country of India^[4].
• Shimla's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Shimla's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Shimla's official language is recorded as Hindi^[7].
• Shimla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Carbondale^[8].
• Shimla's postal code is recorded as 171001^[9].
• Shimla is part of Shimla District^[10].
• Shimla's Commons category is recorded as Shimla^[11].
• Shimla's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[12].
• Shimla's local dialing code is recorded as 177^[13].
• Shimla's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.103333333333, 'lon': 77.172222222222}^[14].
• Shimla's official website is recorded as https://hpshimla.nic.in/^[15].
• Shimla's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈʃɪmlaː^[16].
• Shimla's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shimla^[17].
• Shimla's Commons gallery is recorded as Shimla^[18].
• Shimla has a population of {'amount': '+206575'}^[19].
• Shimla has a population of {'amount': '+55300'}^[20].
• Shimla's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Shimla's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Shimla's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Shimla's capital of is recorded as Himachal Pradesh^[24].
• Shimla's capital of is recorded as Shimla District^[25].
• Shimla's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'शिमला'}^[26].
• Shimla's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shimla'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Shimla is in the country of India^[4]. Shimla is located in Shimla District^[3]. Shimla is part of Shimla District^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Shimla covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25'}^[28]. Shimla sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2205'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+206575'}^[19] and {'amount': '+55300'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and big city^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shimla include Shimla Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32] and bell pepper^[33], a Group^[34].

Why It Matters

Shimla has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Shimla is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Shimla include Shimla Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32] and bell pepper^[33], a Group^[34].