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- 1559
- Maharana Udai Singh II
- Rajasthan
- 24.35 N, 73.41 E
- 14,622 square kilometres
- 3.0 Million
- 37.4 (99.32)
- 17.2 (62.96)
- October - March
About Udaipur
Udaipur About this sound pronunciation (help-info), also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Corporation and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located 403 kilometres (250 mi) southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, 576 km (358 mi) southwest of Alwar, 248 km (154 mi) west of Kota, and 250 km (155 mi) northeast from Ahmedabad. Udaipur is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. The Sisodia clan of Rajputs ruled the Mewar and its capital was shifted from Chittorgarh to Udaipur after founding city of Udaipur by Maharana Uday Singh. The Mewar province became part of Rajasthan after India became independent