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 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
- ^ "Countries". India: World Bank. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "MMR – Population and Employment" (PDF). National Real Estate Development Council. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "About MMR". Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Expansion plans: PMRDA wants 800 villages within limits". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
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