Orissa

"Orissa (en oriya: ), oficialmente Odisha desde noviembre de 2011, es un estado situado en la costa este de la India, en la Bahía de Bengala. Ocupa una superficie de 156.000 km² y su población según el censo del año 2001 era de 36.706.920 habitantes. Es el nombre moderno de la antigua nación de Kalinga, que fue invadida por Ashoka en 261 a. C. El estado moderno de Odisha se estableció el 1 de abril de 1936 en el palacio de Kanika, Cuttack, como una provincia de la India. La capital del estado es la ciudad de Bhubaneshvara que cuenta con 646.350 habitantes. Odisha es el noveno estado más grande por superficie de la India y el undécimo por población. El oriya es el idioma oficial y lo habla un 93,33% de la población. Odisha padece intensos monzones. La época más intensa ocurrió en octubre de 1999, que causó graves daños y unos 10.000 muertos. Odisha limita al norte con Jharkhand, al nordeste con Bengala Occidental, al este con la bahía de Bengala, al sur con Andhra Pradesh, al suroeste con Telangana y al oeste con Chhattisgarh"

"Odisha (pronunciation: /ds/;) or Orissa (/rs, -, o-/; Odia: ) is one of the 29 states of India, located in the eastern coast. It is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the north-east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south and south-west. Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Malkangiri. It is the 9th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April 1936, as a province in British India, and consisted predominantly of Odia-speaking regions. April 1 is celebrated as Odisha Day. The region is also known as Utkala and is mentioned in India's national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana". Cuttack was made the capital of the region by Anantavarman Chodaganga in c. 1135, after which the city was used as the capital by many rulers, through the British era until 1948. Thereafter, Bhubaneswar became the capital of Odisha."