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Rajkot
Rajkot (''Rājkot'' ) is the fourth〔(Ahmedabad ranks 7th, Surat 9th, Vadodara 22nd and Rajkot 34th)〕〔http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/3455/8/08_chapter%204.pdf〕 largest city in the state of Gujarat, India, after Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara. Rajkot is The Center of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population more than 1.2 million as of 2015.〔(Census of India ) Retrieved 2015.〕 Rajkot is the ninth 〔Cleanest cities in India〕 cleanest city of India. Rajkot is also the 22nd-fastest-growing city in the world.〔(City Mayors World's fastest growing urban areas (1) ), Retrieved on 13 December 2007〕 The city contains the administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District, 245 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, and is located on the banks of the Aji and Nyari rivers. Rajkot was the capital of the Saurashtra State from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956, before its merger with Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was reincorporated into Gujarat State from 1 May 1960.
==History==
Rajkot has been under different rulers since it was founded. Rajkot has a long history and had a significant part in the Indian independence movement. Rajkot was home for many personalities like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Rajkot is in a transition period of growing cultural, industrial and economical activities. Rajkot is the 26th largest city of India and the 22nd fastest growing urban area of the world.〔"(City Mayors World's fastest growing urban areas (1) )", Retrieved on 13 December 2007〕
Rajkot was the capital of the then Saurashtra state from 15 April 1948 to 31 October 1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was merged into Gujarat State from bilingual Bombay state on 1 May 1960. Thakur Saheb Pradyumansinhji died in 1973. His son, Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji, who has carved out a political career at the provincial level, succeeded him. He served as a Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for several years and as the state Minister for Health and Finance. Monoharsinhji's son, Mandattasinh Jadeja has embarked on a business career.
On 26 January 2001 a devastating earthquake centred near Bhuj, measuring 6.9 on the richter scale, struck the city.
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