page_title: Sivaganga
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Sivaganga / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Sivagangai Muncipality Office New Building
context_page_description: Sivaganga is a town and headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is located at a distance of 48 km from Madurai and 449 km from the state capital Chennai. It is an important town in this district for official and commercial purposes.
  Sivaganga kingdom was founded by Sasivarna Periya Oodaya Thevar in 1730. The town was subsequently ruled by his successors and ultimately by Velu Nachiyar under the stewardship of Maruthu Pandiyar. They were against the British Empire, but ultimately lost to them in 1790. The Company appointed Gowry Vallaba Periya Oodaya Thevar as the Zamindar of Sivaganga in 1801, whose successors continued with chaos until India's independence in 1947. It was under Ramnad district until 1984 and subsequently a part of the newly formed Sivaganga district. The town is known for agriculture, metal working and weaving. The region around Sivaganga has considerable mineral deposits.
  Sivaganga is administered by a municipality established in 1965. As of 2011, the municipality covered an area of 7.97 km² and had a population of 92,359
context_section_description: Sivaganga has an average elevation of 102 metres (334 feet).The town has a tropical wet and dry climate. The maximum temperature during summer is 39 °C and during winter it is 28 °C. The minimum temperature varies from 24.5 °C to 26.0 °C. The seasonal climate conditions are moderate and the weather is uniformly salubrious. The town gets major rainfall during the north east monsoon period. The Annual normal rainfall varies from 336.2 mm. The average annual rainfall being received in the town is 931 mm.
caption: Sivaganga Municipality Office
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