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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name | | name = Sriharikota | ||
| native_name | | native_name = | ||
| native_name_lang | | native_name_lang = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
| other_name = | |||
| other_name | | settlement_type = | ||
| settlement_type | | image_skyline = | ||
| image_skyline | | image_alt = | ||
| image_alt | | image_caption = | ||
| image_caption | | nickname = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre|SDSC]] | ||
| nickname | | map_alt = | ||
| map_alt | | map_caption = | ||
| map_caption | | pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh | ||
| pushpin_map | | pushpin_label_position = right | ||
| pushpin_label_position | | pushpin_map_alt = | ||
| pushpin_map_alt | | pushpin_map_caption = | ||
| pushpin_map_caption | | coordinates = {{coord|13.7178|N|80.2000|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| coordinates | | subdivision_type1 = State | ||
| subdivision_type1 | | subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 | | subdivision_type2 = District | ||
| subdivision_type2 | | subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupati district]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 | | established_title = <!-hed --> | ||
| established_title | | established_date = | ||
| established_date | | founder = | ||
| founder | | named_for = | ||
| named_for | | government_type = | ||
| government_type | | governing_body = | ||
| governing_body | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
| unit_pref | | area_footnotes = | ||
| area_footnotes | | area_rank = | ||
| area_rank | | area_total_km2 = | ||
| area_total_km2 | | es = | ||
| es | | elevation_m = 1 | ||
| elevation_m | | population_total = | ||
| population_total | | population_as_of = | ||
| population_as_of | | population_rank = | ||
| population_rank | | population_ = auto | ||
| population_ | | population_demonym = | ||
| population_demonym | | population_note = | ||
| population_note | | demographics_type1 = Languages | ||
| demographics_type1 | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_title1 | | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
| demographics1_info1 | | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | ||
| postal_code_type | | postal_code = 524124 | ||
| postal_code | | registration_plate = AP | ||
| registration_plate | | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | ||
| blank1_name_sec1 | | blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|tropical wet and dry]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small> | ||
| blank1_name_sec2 | | website = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Sriharikota''' is a [[barrier island]] off the [[Bay of Bengal]] coast located in the [[Shar Project]] settlement of [[ | '''Sriharikota''' is a [[barrier island]] off the [[Bay of Bengal]] coast located in the [[Shar Project]] settlement of [[Tirupati district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It houses the [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]], one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the other being [[Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]). [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] and the [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]] from Sriharikota.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/561988/Sriharikota-Island] Srīharikota Island. (2011). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.</ref> | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
{{maplink |type=shape-inverse|id=Q1816821|frame=yes|frame-width=280|frame-height=400|plain= |frame-align=right |frame-lat=|frame-long=|zoom=11|stroke-width=1|frame-coordinates={{Coord|13.70|N|80.21|E}}|text=Sriharikota Island}} | {{maplink |type=shape-inverse|id=Q1816821|frame=yes|frame-width=280|frame-height=400|plain= |frame-align=right |frame-lat=|frame-long=|zoom=11|stroke-width=1|frame-coordinates={{Coord|13.70|N|80.21|E}}|text=Sriharikota Island}} | ||
Sriharikota is partly located in [[Sullurpeta mandal]] and partly located in [[Tada mandal]] in [[ | Sriharikota is partly located in [[Sullurpeta mandal]] and partly located in [[Tada mandal]] in [[Tirupati district|Tirupathi District]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and separates [[Pulicat Lake]] from the [[Bay of Bengal]]<ref>[http://pincode.net.in/ANDHRA_PRADESH/NELLORE/S/SRIHARIKOTA_RANGE] Pincode and Map Location of SRIHARIKOTA RANGE, NELLORE District, ANDHRA PRADESH State-Source Pincode locator</ref> The nearest town and railway station is [[Sullurpeta]] which is 16 km west of Sriharikota and nearest city is [[Tirupati]] A 16 km elevated road connects Sriharikota to the mainland. It is about 70 km north of [[Chennai]] city. It has elevation of 1 meter. | ||
==Climate== | ==Climate== | ||
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{{Commons category}} | {{Commons category}} | ||
{{Tirupati district}} | |||
{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
[[Category:Towns in Tirupati district]] | |||
[[Category:Barrier islands]] | [[Category:Barrier islands]] | ||
[[Category:Space programme of India]] | [[Category:Space programme of India]] | ||
[[Category:Islands of Andhra Pradesh]] | [[Category:Islands of Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal]] | [[Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of | [[Category:Geography of Tirupati district]] | ||