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Lakes in Shivpuri include ''Chandpatha jheel'', ''Jadhav Sagar jheel'', and other small lakes.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} | Lakes in Shivpuri include ''Chandpatha jheel'', ''Jadhav Sagar jheel'', and other small lakes.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} | ||
The city is known for its greenery, forests and also as the former summer capital of the [[Scindia|Scindia family]] who at one time ruled the [[Gwalior State|Gwalior]].<ref name="Enc-Brit-Shivpuri">[https://www.britannica.com/place/Shivpuri "Shivpuri"] ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' 5 September 2014</ref> The Indian leader [[Tatya Tope]] was hanged in Shivpuri in 1859.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}. | The city is known for its greenery, forests and also as the former summer capital of the [[Scindia|Scindia family]] who at one time ruled the [[Gwalior State|Gwalior]].<ref name="Enc-Brit-Shivpuri">[https://www.britannica.com/place/Shivpuri "Shivpuri"] ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' 5 September 2014</ref> The Indian leader [[Tatya Tope]] was hanged in Shivpuri in 1859.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}. It also refers to a village in [[Muzaffarnagar]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Shivpuri is situated at approximately 25.43° north latitude and 77.65° east longitude.<ref>https://www.latlong.net/place/shivpuri-madhya-pradesh-india-12755.html</ref> By road, Shivpuri is approximately 120 km (74.5 mi) south of [[Gwalior]] and 96 km (59.6 mi) west of [[Jhansi]]. Shivpuri has an average elevation of approximately {{convert|462|m|ft}}.<ref>https://en-in.topographic-map.com/maps/ry06/Shivpuri/</ref> | Shivpuri is situated at approximately 25.43° north latitude and 77.65° east longitude.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latlong.net/place/shivpuri-madhya-pradesh-india-12755.html|title = Where is Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India on Map Lat Long Coordinates}}</ref> By road, Shivpuri is approximately 120 km (74.5 mi) south of [[Gwalior]] and 96 km (59.6 mi) west of [[Jhansi]]. Shivpuri has an average elevation of approximately {{convert|462|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en-in.topographic-map.com/maps/ry06/Shivpuri/|title = Shivpuri topographic map, elevation, relief}}</ref> | ||
=== Climate === | === Climate === | ||
Shivpuri goes through a subtropical climate like most of the northern regions of India that features three major seasons mainly, a hot summer, a monsoon season, and a cold winter.<ref name="worldweatheronline.com">https://www.worldweatheronline.com/lang/en-in/shivpuri-weather/madhya-pradesh/in.aspx</ref> | Shivpuri goes through a subtropical climate like most of the northern regions of India that features three major seasons mainly, a hot summer, a monsoon season, and a cold winter.<ref name="worldweatheronline.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldweatheronline.com/lang/en-in/shivpuri-weather/madhya-pradesh/in.aspx|title = Shivpuri Weather Forecast}}</ref> | ||
==== Summer ==== | ==== Summer ==== | ||
Summer in Shivpuri arrives in April and lasts till June. During this period Shivpuri remains hot with an average high of 40 °C while the low stays around | Summer in Shivpuri arrives in April and lasts till June. During this period Shivpuri remains hot with an average high of 40 °C while the low stays around 26 °C. May is considered as the hottest month of the year when the average high temperature in the city climbs to 43 °C. However, as the season progresses temperature drops slowly.<ref name="worldweatheronline.com"/> | ||
==== Monsoon season ==== | ==== Monsoon season ==== | ||
