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    Maharashtra is located in western and central India, with over 720 km of coastline on the Arabian Sea. The Sahyadri mountain ranges form its western border, while the Satpuda and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges form its natural borders to the north and east. It has a population of over 112 million people and is highly urbanized. Administratively, Maharashtra is divided into six revenue divisions containing 35 districts total, which are further divided into local governing bodies like municipalities. Mumbai, the capital and financial center of India, is a major economic hub as the location of the country's main stock exchanges and corporate institutions. Maharashtra has significant agricultural, industrial, and

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    Maharashtra is located in western and central India, with over 720 km of coastline on the Arabian Sea. The Sahyadri mountain ranges form its western border, while the Satpuda and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges form its natural borders to the north and east. It has a population of over 112 million people and is highly urbanized. Administratively, Maharashtra is divided into six revenue divisions containing 35 districts total, which are further divided into local governing bodies like municipalities. Mumbai, the capital and financial center of India, is a major economic hub as the location of the country's main stock exchanges and corporate institutions. Maharashtra has significant agricultural, industrial, and

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    Maharashtra is located in western and central India, with over 720 km of coastline on the Arabian Sea. The Sahyadri mountain ranges form its western border, while the Satpuda and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges form its natural borders to the north and east. It has a population of over 112 million people and is highly urbanized. Administratively, Maharashtra is divided into six revenue divisions containing 35 districts total, which are further divided into local governing bodies like municipalities. Mumbai, the capital and financial center of India, is a major economic hub as the location of the country's main stock exchanges and corporate institutions. Maharashtra has significant agricultural, industrial, and

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    Maharashtra is located in western and central India, with over 720 km of coastline on the Arabian Sea. The Sahyadri mountain ranges form its western border, while the Satpuda and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges form its natural borders to the north and east. It has a population of over 112 million people and is highly urbanized. Administratively, Maharashtra is divided into six revenue divisions containing 35 districts total, which are further divided into local governing bodies like municipalities. Mumbai, the capital and financial center of India, is a major economic hub as the location of the country's main stock exchanges and corporate institutions. Maharashtra has significant agricultural, industrial, and

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    About Maharashtra

    Maharashtra occupies the western and central part of the country and has a long coastline

    stretching nearly 720 kilometers along the Arabian Sea. The Sahyadri mountain ranges

    provide a physical backbone to the State on the west, while the Satpuda hills along the north

    and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges on the east serve as it’s natural borders. The State is

    surrounded by Gujarat to the north west, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chattisgarh to the

    east, Andhra Pradesh to the south east, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the south west.

    Maharashtra State has a geographical area of 3,07,713 sq. km and is bounded by North

    latitude 15°40’ and 22°00’ and East Longitudes 72°30’ and 80°30’.

    The State has a population of 11.24 crore (Census 2011) which is 9.3 per cent of the total

    population of India. The State is highly urbanised with 45.2 per cent people residing in urban

    areas.

    The State has 35 districts which are divided into six revenue divisions viz. Konkan, Pune,

    Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur for administrative purposes. The State has a long

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    tradition of having statutory bodies for planning at the district level. For local self-governance

    in rural areas, there are 33 Zilla Parishads, 351 Panchayat Samitis and 27,906 Gram

    Panchayats. The urban areas are governed through 26 Municipal Corporations, 222

    Municipal Councils, 7 Nagar Panchayats and 7 Cantonment Boards.

    Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, houses the

    headquarters of most of the major corporate & financial institutions. India's main stock

    exchanges & capital market and commodity exchanges are located in Mumbai.

    The State has 226.1 lakh hectares of land under cultivation and area under forest is 52.1 lakh

    hectares. Numbers of irrigation projects are being implemented to improve irrigation. A

    watershed mission has been launched to ensure that soil and water conservation measures are

    implemented speedily in the unirrigated area.

    Maharashtra is the most industrialised State and has maintained leading position in the

    industrial sector in India. The State is pioneer in Small Scale industries. The State continues

    to attract industrial investments from both, domestic as well as foreign institutions. It has
    become a leading automobile production hub and a major IT growth centre. It boasts of the

    largest number of special export promotion zones.

    The State has well spread road network of 2.43 lakh km. (maintained by public works

    Department and Zilla Parishads). All weather roads and fair weather roads connect more than

    99 per cent villages. It has best surface transport facilities and connectivity with sea ports and

    airports has resulted into good transport system. It has highest installed capacity and

    generation of electricity in the country. All this has made this state the most favoured

    destination for investment

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