Cuttack

Barabati Fort at Cuttack

Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Odisha in East India. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district.[1] Cuttack is nicknamed the "Millennium City" and the "Silver City".[2] Cuttack has over 1000 years of history, and has a famous silver jewelry works.[2] The High Court of Odisha is located in Cuttack.[3] Cuttack is also called as the commercial capital of Odisha. This is due to the large number of trading and business houses in the city.[4]

Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are often called the Twin-Cities of Odisha.[5] The metropolitan area formed by the two cities has a population of 1.68 million in 2014.[6] Cuttack is a Tier-II city as per the ranking system used by Government of India.[7][8][9]

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Reference

  1. Shiv Sharma, India - A Travel Guide (New Delhi: Fusion Books, 2008), p. 331
  2. 2.0 2.1 Silver City Cuttack (April 16, 2015)The Explorer of Miracles. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  3. S.Chand; S. Tripathy. History of CuttackDepartment of History, Revenshaw University. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  4. Looking Beyond Tier Landscape. Tier IINASSCOM. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  5. Newsdesk. With more than 300 Puja Pandals, Durga Puja Celebrations pick up pace in twin cities of Odisha (October 9, 2016)NewsGram. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  6. Major Agglomerations of the World. City PopulationCity Population, Germany. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  7. Tier I and Tier II Cities map. Tier II Cities mapmaps of India. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  8. Tier II and Tier III Cities. Tier II CitiesBusiness Today. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
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