Surat

Summary

Surat is a city^[1]. Surat ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Surat is located in Gujarat^[3].
• Surat is located in Surat City Taluka^[4].
• Surat is in the country of India^[5].
• Surat is in the country of India^[6].
• Surat is on the body of water Tapti River^[7].
• Surat's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Surat's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Surat's official language is recorded as Hindi^[10].
• Surat's official language is recorded as Gujarati^[11].
• Surat's postal code is recorded as 394 XXX , 395 XXX^[12].
• Surat's Commons category is recorded as Surat^[13].
• Surat's local dialing code is recorded as 261^[14].
• Surat's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 21.205, 'longitude': 72.84}^[15].
• Surat's authority is recorded as Surat Municipal Corporation^[16].
• Surat's official website is recorded as http://www.suratmunicipal.org^[17].
• Surat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surat^[18].
• Surat has a population of {'amount': '+4467797'}^[19].
• Surat has a population of {'amount': '+2811614'}^[20].
• Surat has a population of {'amount': '+5935000'}^[21].
• Surat's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• Surat's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Surat's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[24].
• Surat's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Surat's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[26].
• Surat's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include India^[5], a country^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1947^[30]. Located in include Gujarat^[3], a state of India^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1960^[33] and Surat City Taluka^[4], a taluka of Gujarat^[34], in India^[35]. Surat is on the body of water Tapti River^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Surat covers an area of {'amount': '+327'}^[36]. Surat sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+13'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4467797'}^[19], {'amount': '+2811614'}^[20], and {'amount': '+5935000'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and big city^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Surat include Surat^[38], a town^[39], in Australia^[40].

Why It Matters

Surat ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).^[2] Surat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Surat is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Surat include Surat^[38], a town^[39], in Australia^[40].