# Maharashtra

Wope vu Maharashtra
**Maharashtra** (Marathi: महाराष्ट्, ass en indesche Bundesstaat mt enger Fläch vun 307.762 Quadratkilometer an iwwer 112 Milliounen Awunner (Vollekszielung 2011). Mumbai ass, mat iwwer 12 Milliounen Awunner, déi gréisste Stad an och d'Haaptstad vu Maharashtra, Marathi déi offiziell Sprooch.

## Geographie

Maharashtra huet, dem Zär vun der Auer no, Grenze mat de Bundesstaate Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka a Goa a kënnt bis bei d'Arabescht Meer. Tëscht Maharashtra a Gujarat läit den Das Uniounsterritoire Dadra an Nagar Haveli.

Tëscht der Küst an der Biergkette vun de Westghats läit e maximal 50 km breede Streech, de Konkan, wou e fiicht-maritiimt Klima ass. Ëstlech vun de Westghats ass déi dréchen a waarm Ebene vum Dekkan.

D'Regioun am Nordweste vun de Westghat gëtt Khandesh, déi administrativ der *Division* Nashik entsprécht. De Südwesten, méi an d'Land eran, heescht Marathwada (administrativ d'*Division* Aurangabad. Nach méi wäit bannen am Land ass d'Regioun Vidarbha (*Divisions* Amravati an Nagpur).

### Gréisst Stied

(Stand: Vollekszielung 2011)

|  | Stad | Populatioun |  | Stad | Populatioun |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Mumbai | 12.478.447 | 8 | Vasai-Virar | 1.221.233 |
| 2 | Pune | 3.115.431 | 9 | Aurangabad | 1.171.330 |
| 3 | Nagpur | 2.405.421 | 10 | Navi Mumbai | 1.119.477 |
| 4 | Thane | 1.818.872 | 11 | Solapur | 951.118 |
| 5 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | 1.729.359 | 12 | Mira-Bhayander | 814.655 |
| 6 | Nashik | 1.486.973 | 13 | Bhiwandi | 711.329 |
| 7 | Kalyan-Dombivali | 1.246.381 | 14 | Amravati | 646.801 |
| Source: *Census of India 2011.* |

#### Bevëlkerungsentwicklung

| Vollekszielung | Zuel vun den Awunner |
| --- | --- |
| 1951 | 32.002.500 |
| 1961 | 39.554.900 |
| 1971 | 50.412.240 |
| 1981 | 62.782.820 |
| 1991 | 78.937.190 |
| 2001 | 96.752.500 |
| 2011 | 112.372.972 |

Déi meescht Awunner vu Maharashtra, ronn 80 Prozent, sinn Hinduen, 12 Prozent Moslemen a 6 Prozent Buddhisten.

## Administrativ Andeelung

Déi 6 Divisiounen a 35 Distrikter vu Maharashtra
Maharashtra ass a sechs *Divisiounen* agedeelt: Amravati, Aurangabad, Konkan, Nagpur, Nashik a Pune, an dës a 35 Distrikter (Zuele vun der Vollekszielung 2011):

| Distrikt | Prefektur | Fläch | Awunner (2011) | Bev.- dicht |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmednagar | Ahmednagar | 000000000017079.000000000017.079 km² | 000000004543083.00000000004.543.083 | 000000000000266.0000000000266 Aw./km² |
| Akola | Akola | 000000000005429.00000000005.429 km² | 000000001818617.00000000001.818.617 | 000000000000335.0000000000335 Aw./km² |
| Amravati | Amravati | 000000000012185.000000000012.185 km² | 000000002887826.00000000002.887.826 | 000000000000237.0000000000237 Aw./km² |
| Aurangabad | Aurangabad | 000000000010098.000000000010.098 km² | 000000003695928.00000000003.695.928 | 000000000000366.0000000000366 Aw./km² |
| Beed | Beed | 000000000010686.000000000010.686 km² | 000000002585962.00000000002.585.962 | 000000000000242.0000000000242 Ew./km² |
| Bhandara | Bhandara | 000000000003892.00000000003.892 km² | 000000001198810.00000000001.198.810 | 000000000000308.0000000000308 Aw./km² |
| Buldhana | Buldhana | 000000000009657.00000000009.657 km² | 000000002588039.00000000002.588.039 | 000000000000268.0000000000268 Aw./km² |
| Chandrapur | Chandrapur | 000000000011428.000000000011.428 km² | 000000002194262.00000000002.194.262 | 000000000000192.0000000000192 Aw./km² |
| Dhule | Dhule | 000000000008066.00000000008.066 km² | 000000002048781.00000000002.048.781 | 000000000000254.0000000000254 Ew./km² |
| Gadchiroli | Gadchiroli | 000000000014484.000000000014.484 km² | 000000001071795.00000000001.071.795 | 000000000000074.000000000074 Aw./km² |
| Gondia | Gondia | 000000000005419.00000000005.419 km² | 000000001322331.00000000001.322.331 | 000000000000244.0000000000244 Aw./km² |
| Hingoli | Hingoli | 000000000004517.00000000004.517 km² | 000000001178973.00000000001.178.973 | 000000000000261.0000000000261 Aw./km² |
| Jalgaon | Jalgaon | 000000000011767.000000000011.767 km² | 000000004224442.00000000004.224.442 | 000000000000359.0000000000359 Aw./km² |
| Jalna | Jalna | 000000000007711.00000000007.711 km² | 000000001958483.00000000001.958.483 | 000000000000254.0000000000254 Aw./km² |
| Kolhapur | Kolhapur | 000000000007687.00000000007.687 km² | 000000003874015.00000000003.874.015 | 000000000000504.0000000000504 Aw./km² |
| Latur | Latur | 000000000007159.00000000007.159 km² | 000000002455543.00000000002.455.543 | 000000000000343.0000000000343 Ew./km² |
| Mumbai City | Mumbai | 000000000000157.0000000000157 km² | 000000003145966.00000000003.145.966 | 000000000020038.000000000020.038 Aw./km² |
| Mumbai Suburban | Bandra | 000000000000446.0000000000446 km² | 000000009332481.00000000009.332.481 | 000000000020925.000000000020.925 Aw./km² |
| Nagpur | Nagpur | 000000000009796.00000000009.796 km² | 000000004653171.00000000004.653.171 | 000000000000475.0000000000475 Aw./km² |
| Nanded | Nanded | 000000000010522.000000000010.522 km² | 000000003356566.00000000003.356.566 | 000000000000319.0000000000319 Ew./km² |
| Nandurbar | Nandurbar | 000000000005034.00000000005.034 km² | 000000001646177.00000000001.646.177 | 000000000000327.0000000000327 Ew./km² |
| Nashik | Nashik | 000000000015545.000000000015.545 km² | 000000006109052.00000000006.109.052 | 000000000000393.0000000000393 Ew./km² |
| Osmanabad | Osmanabad | 000000000007581.00000000007.581 km² | 000000001660311.00000000001.660.311 | 000000000000219.0000000000219 Ew./km² |
| Palghar\* | Palghar |  |  |  |
| Parbhani | Parbhani | 000000000006511.00000000006.511 km² | 000000001835982.00000000001.835.982 | 000000000000282.0000000000282 Aw./km² |
| Pune | Pune | 000000000015633.000000000015.633 km² | 000000009426959.00000000009.426.959 | 000000000000603.0000000000603 Aw./km² |
| Raigad | Raigad | 000000000007161.00000000007.161 km² | 000000002635394.00000000002.635.394 | 000000000000368.0000000000368 Aw./km² |
| Ratnagiri | Ratnagiri | 000000000008228.00000000008.228 km² | 000000001612672.00000000001.612.672 | 000000000000196.0000000000196 Aw./km² |
| Sangli | Sangli | 000000000008573.00000000008.573 km² | 000000002820575.00000000002.820.575 | 000000000000329.0000000000329 Aw./km² |
| Satara | Satara | 000000000010467.000000000010.467 km² | 000000003003922.00000000003.003.922 | 000000000000287.0000000000287 Aw./km² |
| Sindhudurg | Oros | 000000000005208.00000000005.208 km² | 000000000848868.0000000000848.868 | 000000000000163.0000000000163 Aw./km² |
| Solapur | Solapur | 000000000014881.000000000014.881 km² | 000000004315527.00000000004.315.527 | 000000000000290.0000000000290 Aw./km² |
| Thane\*\* | Thane | 000000000009554.00000000009.554 km² | 000000011054131.000000000011.054.131 | 000000000001157.00000000001.157 Aw./km² |
| Wardha | Wardha | 000000000006323.00000000006.323 km² | 000000001296157.00000000001.296.157 | 000000000000205.0000000000205 Ew./km² |
| Washim | Washim | 000000000005158.00000000005.158 km² | 000000001196714.00000000001.196.714 | 000000000000232.0000000000232 Aw./km² |
| Yavatmal | Yavatmal | 000000000013605.000000000013.605 km² | 000000002775457.00000000002.775.457 | 000000000000204.0000000000204 Aw./km² |

\* No der Vollekszielung 2011 nei gegrënnt, et gëtt nach keng Zuelen

\*\* No der Vollekszielung 2011 méi kleng gemaach; Zuele bezéien sech op den Distrikt wéi en 2011 war.

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