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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 metropolitan areas in Maharashtra

Rank Metropolitan area Urban planning authority State/Territory Population
(2011)
Area
(in km2)
1 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 20,800,000 (2005)[2] 4,354.5[3]
2 Pune Metropolitan Area Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 10,100,000 (1.01 crore)[4] 6,616.79[4]

List of million-plus urban agglomerations in Maharashtra

  • The cities which are listed in bold are the headquarter of the respective Districts.
Rank UA[5] District Population (2011)[6] Population (2001)[5]
1 Mumbai Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban 18,394,912 16,434,386
2 Pune Pune 5,057,709 3,760,636
3 Nagpur Nagpur 2,497,870 2,129,500
4 Nashik Nashik 1,561,809 1,152,326
5 Aurangabad Aurangabad 1,193,167 892,483

Mumbai Metropolitan Region is 20,748,395

Rank Name District Population
1 Mumbai City Mumbai 12,442,373
2 Pune Pune 3,328,389
3 Nagpur City Nagpur 2,497,870
4 Nashik City Nashik 1,886,941
5 Thane including Extended Area Thane 1,862,769
6 Pimpri-Chinchwad Pune 1,729,320
7 Aurangabad including Extended Area Aurangabad 1,589,376
8 Solapur City Solapur 1,284,863
9 Kalyan-Dombivali City Thane 1,246,381
10 Vasai-Virar City Palghar 1,221,233
11 Navi Mumbai City Thane 1,121,330
12 Amravati together Amravati 8,50,000
13 Nanded City Nanded 8,45,896
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
18 Mira-Bhayandar City Thane 5,53,564
19 Kolhapur City Kolhapur 549,236
20 Latur City Latur 510,000
21 Panvel City Raigad 509,901
22 Ulhasnagar City Thane 506,098
23 Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad together Sangli 502,697
24 Malegaon City Nashik 471,006
25 Ahmednagar including Extended Area Ahmednagar 350,905
26 Ichalkaranji including Extended Area Kolhapur 325,499
27 Chandrapur City Chandrapur 321,036
28 Parbhani City Parbhani 307,191
29 Jalna City City Jalna 2,85,477

References

  1. ^ "Countries". India: World Bank. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ^ "MMR – Population and Employment" (PDF). National Real Estate Development Council. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ "About MMR". Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Expansion plans: PMRDA wants 800 villages within limits". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b "INDIA STATS : Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011". Press Information Bureau, Mumbai. National Informatics Centre (NIC). Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "India: Major Agglomerations". .citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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