Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded district.
Nanded | |
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City | |
From top, left to right: Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Kaleshwar Mandir, Hazur Sahib, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, Ambedkar statue, Freedom statue and Godavari river | |
| Nickname(s): Nanditaṭa, Nandigrāma, City of Poets, City of Gurdwaras | |
Nanded Nanded | |
| Coordinates: 19.15°N 77.30°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Marathwada |
| District | Nanded district |
| Founded by | Nanda Dynasty |
| Named for | Gurudwara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Maha-nagar Palika |
| • Body | Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| • Municipal Commissioner |
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| • MLAs | |
| • City Police Commissioner |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 63.22 km2 (24.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 550,439 |
| • Rank | 2nd (Marathwada) 79th (India) |
| • Density | 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nandedkar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 431601 to 606 |
| Telephone code | 02462 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-26 |
| Gross domestic product | INR 21,257.00crores (2013) |
| Distance from Mumbai | 575 kilometres (357 mi) E (land) |
| Distance from Hyderabad | 293 kilometres (182 mi) NW (land) |
| Distance from Aurangabad | 255 kilometres (158 mi) SE (land) |
| Website | www |
The last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh spent his last days in Nanded and passed his guruship to the sacred text Guru Granth Sahib before his death there in 1708.
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