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Balangir Municipality, also known as Bolangir, is the administrative center and a major cultural hub for Balangir District in Odisha, India, responisble for civis services, town devlopment, and welfare schemes across its 21 wards, providing essential amenities, managing infrastructure, and focusing on beautifiaction and poverty alleviation in the city. Established in 1950 it serves a population with literacy, managing local goverance and urban devlopment in a culturally rich region know for its heritage.
History
Balangir, formerly the capital of the princly state of patna in Odisha, boasts a rich history as a significant administrative and cultural center, evolving from its origin as Balaramgarh fort, built by Raja Balaram Deo, with its name derived from this fort, and serving as vital market and handicrafts hun for the surrounding agricultural region, know for its ancient temples lke Jagannath Temple and Patneswari Temple.