List of cities in Maharashtra

Maharashtra (/mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/ [məharaːʂʈrə] (listen)), 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 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 state, followed by Mexico. There are 41,000 villages and 378 urban centres in Maharashtra.

List of metropolitan areas in Maharashtra
See also: List of metropolitan areas in India
Rank Metropolitan area Urban planning authority State/Territory Population
(2011)		 Area
(in km2)
1 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 24,800,000[2] 4,354.5[3]
2 Pune Metropolitan Region Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 10,100,000[4] 6,616.79[4]
3 Nagpur Metropolitan Region Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority Maharashtra 3,530,000 3,567.37
Rank Name District Population
1 Greater Mumbai UA Mumbai 18,414,288
2 Pune UA Pune 5,049,968
3 Nagpur UA Nagpur 2,497,777
4 Nashik City Nashik 1,562,769
5 Thane City Thane 1,221,233
6 Aurangabad UA Aurangabad 1,189,376
7 Solapur City Solapur 951,118
8 Dhule City Dhule 798,563
9 Amaravati City Amaravati 760,560
10 Malegaon UA Nashik 526,425
11 Kolhapur UA Kolhapur 641,841
12 Nanded-Waghela City Nanded 700,564
13 Sangli UA Sangli 593,862
14 Bhiwandi-Nizampur City Thane 740,468
15 Akola City Akola 537,146
16 Latur City Latur 462,754
17 Jalgaon UA Jalgaon 460,547
18 Ahmednagar City Ahmednagar 379,867
19 Miraj UA Sangli 355,000
20 Ichalkaranji UA Kolhapur 325,709
21 Chandrapur City Chandrapur 321,036
22 Parbhani City Parbhani 307,191
23 Jalna City Jalna 285,349
24 Bhusawal UA Jalgaon 204,016
25 Navi Mumbai Panvel Raigad CT Panvel 504,999
26 Panvel City Panvel 380,464
27 Satara UA Satara 309,170
28 Beed City Beed 206,237
29 Yavatmal UA Yavatmal 288,464
30 Kamptee UA Nagpur 146,124
31 Gondia City Gondia 170,889
32 Barshi City Solapur 118,573
33 Achalpur City Amravati 128,293
34 Osmanabad City Osmanabad 112,085
35 Nandurbar City Nandurbar 111,067
36 Wardha City Wardha 215,543
37 Udgir City Latur 104,063
38 Hinganghat City Wardha 225,312


See also

References
  1. "Countries". India: World Bank. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  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. "Expansion plans: PMRDA wants 800 villages within limits". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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