Kota is located along the banks of the Chambal River in the southern part of Rajasthan.
It is the 3rd largest city of Rajasthan after Jaipur and Jodhpur.
The cartographic coordinates are 25.18°N 75.83°E. It covers an area of 527 km².
It has an average elevation of 271 metres (889 ft).
The district is bound on the north and north west by Sawai Madhopur, Tonk and Bundi districts.
The Chambal River separates these districts from Kota district, forming the natural boundary.

The city of Kota is situated at a centre of the southeastern region of Rajasthan a region very widely known as Hadoti, the land of the Hadas.
Kota lies along the banks of the Chambal river on a high sloping tableland forming a part of the Malwa Plateau.
The general slope of the city is towards the north.
The comparatively rocky, barren and elevated land in the southern part of city descends towards a plain agricultural land in the north.
The Mukundara hills run from southeast to northwest axis of the town.

Kota has fertile land and greenery with irrigation facilities through canals.
The two main canals; called as left main canal (towards Bundi) and right main canal (towards Baran) originate from the reservoir created by Kota Barrage.
The tributaries of these canals make up a network in the city and surrounding areas of [Rajasthan] and Madhya Pradesh and supplements the irrigation of these areas.
Kota is located along the banks of the Chambal River in the southern part of Rajasthan. It is the 3rd largest city of Rajasthan after Jaipur and Jodhpur. The cartographic coordinates are 25.18°N 75.83°E. It covers an area of 527 km². It has an average elevation of 271 metres (889 ft). The district is bound on the north and north west by Sawai Madhopur, Tonk and Bundi districts. The Chambal River separates these districts from Kota district, forming the natural boundary.
The city of Kota is situated at a centre of the southeastern region of Rajasthan a region very widely known as Hadoti, the land of the Hadas. Kota lies along the banks of the Chambal river on a high sloping tableland forming a part of the Malwa Plateau. The general slope of the city is towards the north. The comparatively rocky, barren and elevated land in the southern part of city descends towards a plain agricultural land in the north. The Mukundara hills run from southeast to northwest axis of the town.
Kota has fertile land and greenery with irrigation facilities through canals. The two main canals; called as left main canal (towards Bundi) and right main canal (towards Baran) originate from the reservoir created by Kota Barrage. The tributaries of these canals make up a network in the city and surrounding areas of [Rajasthan] and Madhya Pradesh and supplements the irrigation of these areas.
Kota, Rajasthan