- Gwalior district
Gwalior District is a district of
Madhya Pradesh state in centralIndia . The historic city ofGwalior is its administrative headquarters. Other cities/ towns in this district areAntari ,Bhitarwar ,Bilaua , Dabra,Morar Cantonment , Pichhore, and Tekanpur.The district has an area of 5,214 km², and a population 1,629,881 (2001 census), a 26% increase from 1991. Gwalior District is bounded by the districts of Bhind to the northeast, Datia to the east, Shivpuri to the south, Sheopur to the east, and Morena to the northwest. The district is part of
Gwalior Division .The district is at the center of the
Gird region, and is mostly a relatively level plain. This plain, though broken in its southern portion by low hills, has generally an elevation of only a few hundred feet above sea-level. In the summer season the climate is very hot, the shade temperature rising frequently to 112 F., but in the winter months (from November to February inclusive) it is usually temperate and for short periods extremely cold.External links
* [http://gwalior.nic.in Gwalior District web site]
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