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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Sriharikota
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| image_caption            =Aerial view of the [[Astronomy:Satish Dhawan Space Centre|SDSC]] on the island
| nickname                 = [[Astronomy:Satish Dhawan Space Centre|SDSC]]
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| subdivision_name1        = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type2        = District
| subdivision_name2        = Tirupati district
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| demographics1_info1      = [[Social:Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| postal_code              = 524124
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| blank1_name_sec2         = tropical wet and dry <small>([[Earth:Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
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'''Sriharikota''' ({{IPA-te|ʃriːhɐɾikoːʈɐ|lang}}) is a [[Earth:Barrier island|barrier island]] off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the [[Astronomy:Satish Dhawan Space Centre|Satish Dhawan Space Centre]], one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the other being [[Astronomy:Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station|Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station]], Thiruvananthapuram). [[Astronomy:Indian Space Research Organisation|Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the [[Engineering:Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] and the [[Engineering:Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]] from Sriharikota. Sriharikota is selected by ISRO because of its proximity to the equator, it gives extra centripetal force from the rotation of Earth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Srīharikota Island {{!}} island, India {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Sriharikota-Island |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Location==
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Sriharikota is partly located in Sullurpeta mandal and partly located in Tada mandal in Tirupati District in Andhra Pradesh. The island separates Pulicat Lake from the Bay of Bengal. The nearest town and railway station is Sullurpeta which is 16&nbsp;km west of Sriharikota and nearest city is Tirupati. A 16&nbsp;km elevated road connects Sriharikota to the mainland.

==Climate==
The climate of Sriharikota is tropical wet and dry (''<span style="margin-right:2px">Aw</span>''; bordering on ''<span style="margin-right:2px">As</span>'') in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system. Sriharikota has hot summers and mild winters. Summers can reach up to 38 degrees Celsius, while winters can reach down to 20 degrees Celsius. Since Sriharikota is only 105&nbsp;km north of Chennai, its climate is similar to that of Chennai.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Sriharikota
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=29.6
|Feb high C=31.5
|Mar high C=33.6
|Apr high C=36
|May high C=38.8
|Jun high C=38
|Jul high C=35.6
|Aug high C=35.2
|Sep high C=34.5
|Oct high C=32.3
|Nov high C=29.6
|Dec high C=28.8

|Jan mean C=24.6
|Feb mean C=26
|Mar mean C=28.1
|Apr mean C=30.9
|May mean C=33.4
|Jun mean C=32.8
|Jul mean C=31
|Aug mean C=30.7
|Sep mean C=30
|Oct mean C=28.3
|Nov mean C=26
|Dec mean C=24.6

|Jan low C=19.7
|Feb low C=20.6
|Mar low C=22.7
|Apr low C=25.8
|May low C=28
|Jun low C=27.9
|Jul low C=26.5
|Aug low C=26.2
|Sep low C=25.6
|Oct low C=24.4
|Nov low C=22.4
|Dec low C=20.2

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=25
|Feb precipitation mm=11
|Mar precipitation mm=5
|Apr precipitation mm=15
|May precipitation mm=58
|Jun precipitation mm=95
|Jul precipitation mm=137
|Aug precipitation mm=182
|Sep precipitation mm=197
|Oct precipitation mm=274
|Nov precipitation mm=325
|Dec precipitation mm=179

|source 1= ''Climate-Data.org'', altitude: 1<span style="margin-right:1px">m</span><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/172007/ |title=Climate: Sriharikota - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>

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==References==
[[File:Pulicat Lake.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pulicat Lake near Sriharikota]]
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== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Sriharikota}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081214193450/http://www.indiatwo.com/travel/Sriharikota Sriharikota's Videos and Pictures]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100601063228/http://www.sharicons.com/sriharikota.html About Sriharikota at Sharicons website]




[[Category:Space programme of India]]

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