a town of Northern Hindustan, in the valley of Nepaul, situated at the distance of a mile and a half from the present capital of Catmandoo, from which it is separated by the Bhagmutty river. It stands on a small but elevated plain, and is said, whilst Patu existed as an independent state, to have comprehended 24,000 houses. It is a neater town than Catmandoo, and contains some handsome houses. Long. 85. 40. E. Lat. 27. 31. N.

a town of Hindustan, in the province of Aurangabad, belonging to the nizam, thirty-eight miles southwest of Aurungabad. Long. 75. 33. E. Lat. 19. 29. N. It is the chief town of a district of the same name, in the province of Gujarat, situated about the 24th degree of north latitude. The country is but thinly inhabited, and is much exposed to the ravages of the numerous predatory tribes in this quarter of Gujarat. It contains the ancient capital of Gujarat, and is bounded on the west by the great salt lake called the Runn.