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Encyclopedia > Marathwada
Map of the districts comprising the Aurangabad Division of Maharashtra.
Map of the districts comprising the Aurangabad Division of Maharashtra.

Marathwada (मराठवाडा) is a region of India's Maharashtra state, which corresponds to Maharashtra's Aurangabad Division. Marathwada was part of the former Hyderabad state of India until November 1, 1956, when it was transferred to Bombay state, which in 1960 was divided into Maharastra and Gujarat.Marathwada is home to significant Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Muslim monuments, and is called the land of saints. Image File history File links MaharashtraMarathwada. ... Maharashtra state is made up of 35 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... Flag Capital Hyderabad Government Principality Nizam  - 1720-48 (first) Asaf Jah I  - 1911-48 (last) Asaf Jah VII History  - Established 1724  - Annexed by India September 18, 1948 Hyderābād and Berar   (Telugu: హైదరాబాదు Urdu: حیدر آباد) under the Nizams, was the largest princely state in India. ... Bombay state is a former state of India. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ...


Despite recent industrial developments, the region remains the most backward region of Maharashtra. Human Development Index (HDI) using the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) methodology for the year 2000 highlights the backwardness of the districts of Marathwada. None of the Marathwada districts are in the list of above-the-State’s average attainment.


Aurangabad Division

The boundaries of Maharashtra's Aurangabad division correspond to the Marathwada region. The capital of Aurangabad Division is the city of Aurangabad, located in Marathwada's northwest. , For other uses, see Aurangabad. ...

  • Area: 64,811 km²
  • Population (2001 census): 15,589,223
  • Districts: Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad, Parbhani
  • Literacy: 68.95%
  • Area under irrigation: 9,610.84 km²

Aurangabad District is a District in Maharashtra, India. ... Beed or Bid is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... Hingoli is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... Jalna is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... Latur is both a district and an important city in Maharashtra, India. ... Nanded District is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. ... Osmanabad is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Reference

  • Water History of an Arid Region - Marathwada (India)
  • Human Development Report 2002 - Maharashtra (India)
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State of Maharashtra
Topics History - Geography - Economy - Tourism - Marathi language
Marathi people - Marathi literature - Marathi cinema - Maharashtrian cuisine		 Seal of Maharashtra
Districts Ahmednagar • Akola • Amravati • Aurangabad • Beed • Bhandara • Buldana • Chandrapur • Dhule • Gadchiroli • Gondia • Hingoli • Jalgaon • Jalna • Kolhapur • Latur • Mumbai (City) • Mumbai (Suburban) • Nagpur • Nanded • Nandurbar • Nashik • Osmanabad • Parbhani • Pune • Raigad • Ratnagiri • Sangli • Satara • Sindhudurg • Solapur • Thane • Wardha • Washim • Yavatmal
Major cities Amravati • Aurangabad • Jalgaon • Kolhapur • Mumbai • Navi Mumbai • Nagpur • Nashik • Pune • Solapur• Thane

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Marathwada Profile (832 words)
Marathwada is the region comprising the eight districts of (divisional headquarters) Jalna, Aurangabad, Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad and Beed.
Marathwada is referred to as the land of saints.
Marathwada has contributed three chief ministers, all from the Congress -- S B Chavan (Nanded district), Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (Latur district), Vilasrao Deshmukh (Latur district).
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