List of cities in Maharashtra
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'Maharashtra' (/m[invalid input: 'ah']həˈr[invalid input: 'ah']ʃtrə/ [məharaːʂʈrə] ⓘ), is a state in the western region of India. It is a second most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. Maharashtra is the wealthiest state in India, contributing 15% of the country's industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–2007 figures).[1]
Maharashtra is bordered in the Arabian Sea to the west, Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the north and northeast, Chhattisgarh to the east, Karnataka to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Goa to the southwest. The state covers an area of 307,731 km2 (118,816 sq mi) or 9.84% of the total geographical area of India. Mumbai, the capital city of the state, is India's largest city and the financial capital of the nation. Nagpur is the second (Winter) capital of the state. Marathi is the state's official language.
Maharashtra is the world's second most populous first-level administrative country sub-division. Were it a nation in its own right, Maharashtra would be the world's tenth most populous country ahead of Mexico.There are 41000 villages and 378 urban centres in Maharashtra
List of cities
Following is the list of cities with their populations. Population of Mumbai_Metropolitan_Region (MMR) is 20,748,395
| Rank | Name | District | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City | Mumbai | 12,442,373 |
| 2 | Pune & Pimpri-Chinchwad together | Pune | 5,057,709 |
| 3 | Nagpur City | Nagpur | 2,497,870 |
| 4 | Thane City | Thane | 1,886,941 |
| 5 | Nashik including Extended Area | Nashik | 1,862,769 |
| 6 | Aurangabad including Extended Area | Aurangabad | 1,589,376 |
| 7 | Solapur City | Solapur | 1,284,863 |
| 8 | Kalyan-Dombivali City | Thane | 1,246,381 |
| 9 | Vasai-Virar City | Palghar | 1,221,233 |
| 10 | Navi Mumbai City | Thane | 1,121,330 |
| 11 | Nanded including Extended Area | Nanded | 9,25,530 |
| 12 | Kolhapur City | Kolhapur | 889,879 |
| 13 | Amravati City | Thane | 854,655 |
| 14 | Akola including Extended Area | Akola | 721,349 |
| 15 | Bhiwandi-Nizampur City | Thane | 711,329 |
| 16 | Dhule including Extended Area | Dhule | 675,559 |
| 17 | Jalgaon including Extended Area | Jalgaon | 567,911 |
| 19 | Latur City | Latur | 510,000 |
| 20 | Panvel City | Raigad | 509,901 |
| 21 | Ulhasnagar City | Thane | 506,098 |
| 22 | Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad together | Sangli | 502,697 |
| 23 | Malegaon City | Nashik | 471,006 |
| 24 | Ahmednagar including Extended Area | Ahmednagar | 350,905 |
| 25 | Ichalkaranji City | Kolhapur | 325,499 |
| 26 | Chandrapur City | Chandrapur | 321,036 |
Urban agglomerations and its constituents
Maharashtra has one of the highest level of urbanisation of all Indian states.[2] The mountainous topography and soil are not as suitable for intensive agriculture as the plains of North India; therefore, the proportion of the urban population (45.23 percent) contrasts starkly with the national average of developing metros and many large towns.[3][4] Mumbai is the state capital with a population of approximately 15.2 million people. The other large cities are Navi Mumbai, Nanded, Pune, Nagpur, Latur, Akola, Nashik, Aurangabad, Dhule,Thane, Solapur, Amravati, Kolhapur, Sangli.
References
- ^ "Countries". India: World Bank. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Level of Urbanisation Archived February 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rural-Urban distribution of population" (PDF). Census of India Press Release. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Major Cities of Maharashtra". Maharashtraweb.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010.