Swarnarajya
Swarnarajya | |
|---|---|
| Federal Territory of Swarnarajya संघीय क्षेत्र स्वर्णराज्य (Hindi) | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Bengali | স্বর্ণরাজ্যের কেন্দ্রশাসিত অঞ্চল |
| • Kannada | ಸ್ವರ್ಣರಾಜ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರಾಡಳಿತ ಪ್ರದೇಶ |
 Flag | |
| Sovereign state | Vishwamitra |
| Annexed | 27 April 2023 |
| Federal territory | 5 November 2023 |
| Administrative centre | None |
| Official languages | |
Working languages | [1] |
| Government | |
| Varuna Sriraya | |
• Chief Commissioner | Dinesh Rajagopalan |
| Currency | Rupee (₹) (INR) |
| Time zone | IST |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +91 |
Swarnarajya (Hindi: स्वर्णराज्य, Bengali: স্বর্ণরাজ্য, Kannada: ಸ್ವರ್ಣರಾಜ್ಯ) is a Vishwamitran federal territory, and a former crown dependency which was annexed from the metropolitan city of Bengaluru, in the state of Karnataka, India. It was annexed by Vishwamitra on 27 April 2023.[2] Dinesh Rajagopalan was subsequently appointed as the Representative of the Sovereign[3] to the crown dependency of Swarnarajya, who is currently the sole resident of the crown dependency.
Name
Swarnarajya is a Hindi word which means the "Golden Country" which is an allusion to the mythical city of El Dorado.
Climate
Swarnarajya had a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with distinct wet and dry seasons. Due to its high elevation, Swarnarajya usually enjoyed a more moderate climate throughout the year, although occasional heat waves could make summer somewhat uncomfortable. The coolest month was January with an average low temperature of 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) and the hottest month was April with an average high temperature of 35 °C (95 °F). Swarnarajya receives rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest monsoons and the wettest months were September, October and August, respectively.
| Climate data for Swarnarajya | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 91 (32.8) |
96.6 (35.9) |
99.1 (37.3) |
100.9 (38.3) |
102 (38.9) |
100.6 (38.1) |
91.9 (33.3) |
91.9 (33.3) |
91.9 (33.3) |
90.3 (32.4) |
89.1 (31.7) |
88 (31.1) |
94.46 (34.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 60.4 (15.8) |
63.5 (17.5) |
68 (20.0) |
71.6 (22.0) |
71.1 (21.7) |
68.7 (20.4) |
67.8 (19.9) |
67.6 (19.8) |
67.6 (19.8) |
67.3 (19.6) |
64.4 (18.0) |
61.2 (16.2) |
66.61 (19.23) |
| Average Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.9 (48) |
5.4 (137) |
18.5 (470) |
41.5 (1054) |
107.4 (2728) |
106.5 (2705) |
112.9 (2868) |
147.0 (3734) |
212.8 (5405) |
168.3 (4275) |
48.9 (1242) |
15.7 (399) |
986.9 (25,067) |
| Sunshine hours | 262.3 | 247.6 | 271.4 | 257.0 | 241.1 | 136.8 | 111.8 | 111.8 | 143.6 | 173.1 | 190.2 | 211.7 | 2,360.9 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
References and notes
References
- ↑ "Administratorial Order of Swarnanagar - 01". Google Docs. The Commissioner of the Crown Dependency of Swarnanagar. 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Gazette (Extraordinary) - 27 April 2023". Google Docs. Government of Vishwamitra. 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Royal Decree No. 265 (9/2023)". Google Docs. Government of Vishwamitra. 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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