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| settlement_type = City | | settlement_type = City | ||
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Siwan city is located at coordinates {{Coord|26.22|N|84.36|E|}} Latitude and longitude. It is counted in one of the tarai region of [[Himalaya]] Mountain range. It has an average elevation of {{convert|72|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.latlong.net/place/siwan-bihar-india-6984.html |title=Siwan, Bihar, India |website= www.latlong.net |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> Daha River, which is a small river, which floods in rainy season pass through the west of the town. The river starts drying up during the summer. The green area in Siwan is about (21%) of its area. | Siwan city is located at coordinates {{Coord|26.22|N|84.36|E|}} Latitude and longitude. It is counted in one of the tarai region of [[Himalaya]] Mountain range. It has an average elevation of {{convert|72|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.latlong.net/place/siwan-bihar-india-6984.html |title=Siwan, Bihar, India |website= www.latlong.net |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> Daha River, which is a small river, which floods in rainy season pass through the west of the town. The river starts drying up during the summer. The green area in Siwan is about (21%) of its area. | ||
The weather of Siwan is generally mild cool throughout the year and temperature falls down up to | The weather of Siwan is generally mild cool throughout the year and temperature falls down up to 4 °C in December and January but it is warm in May, June and July. This climate is considered to be Cwa according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.<ref name= "climate"/> and is best suited for agriculture. | ||
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===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
Majority of the people follow [[Hinduism]] (65%), followed by [[Islam]] (34%). Small populations of followers of [[Christian]], [[Sikhism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]] are also present in the city.<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Siwan |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> | Majority of the people follow [[Hinduism]] (65%), followed by [[Islam]] (34%). Small populations of followers of [[Christian|Christianity]], [[Sikhism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]] are also present in the city.<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Siwan |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
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|title=Religions in Siwan Nagar Parishad<ref name="Religion"/> | |title=Religions in Siwan Nagar Parishad<ref name="Religion"/> | ||
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<!--Arranged alphabetically as per LAST NAME--> | <!--Arranged alphabetically as per LAST NAME--> | ||
*[[Manoj Bhawuk]] | *[[Manoj Bhawuk]] | ||
*[[Mihir Diwakar]] | *[[Mihir Diwakar]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Prabhavati Devi]] | ||
*[[Satyendra Dubey]] | |||
*[[Meeran Haider]] | |||
*[[Ramesh Singh Kushwaha]] | |||
*[[Akhilendra Mishra]] | |||
*[[Natwarlal]] | *[[Natwarlal]] | ||
*[[Mangal Pandey]] | |||
*[[Nirupama Pandey]] | *[[Nirupama Pandey]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Chandrashekhar Prasad]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Rajendra Prasad]] 1st [[President of India]] | ||
*[[Sunil Prasad]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi]] | *[[Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Mohammad Shahabuddin]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kaushalendra Pratap Shahi]] | ||
*[[Jai Prakash Narayan Singh]] | |||
*[[Ramdev Singh]] | |||
*[[Shyam Bahadur Singh]] | *[[Shyam Bahadur Singh]] | ||
*[[Vashishtha Narayan Singh]] | *[[Vashishtha Narayan Singh]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Indradeep Sinha]] | ||
*[[Kavita Singh (politician)|Kavita Singh]], Indian politician | |||
*[[Janardan Tiwari]] | |||
*[[Raza Naqvi Wahi]] | |||
*[[Khesari Lal Yadav]] | |||
*[[Om Prakash Yadav]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Blocks of Siwan district}} | {{Blocks of Siwan district}} | ||