Nagpur

Nagpur

नागपूर
Nagpur; नागपूर
Capital city
	The Zero Mile Stone which shows the geographical center of India
	Nickname(s): The Orange city, Tiger Capital of India
	Nagpur Location of Nagpur in Maharashtra
	Coordinates: 21°09′N 79°05′E / 21.15°N 79.09°ECoordinates: 21°09′N 79°05′E / 21.15°N 79.09°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Vidarbha
District	Nagpur
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Nanda Jichkar
• Municipal Commissioner	Sanjeev Jaiswal
Area
• Capital city	217.65 km2 (84.04 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population (2011)
• Capital city	2,405,421
• Rank	13
• Density	11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
• Metro	2,583,911
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Postal index number	440xxx
Vehicle registration	MH-31, MH-40
Website	www.nagpur.nic.in

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Nagpur is a city in state of Maharashtra in India. It is in the centre of India.^[1] In the Marathi language, nag means snake and pur means city. The city is called Nagpur because of the Nag river in this city which flows like a snake. It is the winter capital of Maharashtra.^[2] After Mumbai and Pune, Nagpur is the third largest city in Maharashtra. It is a very clean city. It was selected as the second greenest city of India.^[3]

Many oranges are grown in this city, so it is also called Orange City.^[4]

References

↑ "Nagpur". Maharashtra Government. Retrieved 1 June 2006.
↑ S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Maharashtra. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 464–. ISBN 978-81-7835-372-2. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
↑ "Make Nagpur greenest city of India". The Times Of India. 9 December 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Om Gupta (1 April 2006). Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 1677–. ISBN 978-81-8205-389-2. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

External links

[Zero_Mile_in_Nagpur-1] "Nagpur". Maharashtra Government. Retrieved 1 June 2006.

[Bhargava2006-2] S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Maharashtra. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 464–. ISBN 978-81-7835-372-2. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[3] "Make Nagpur greenest city of India". The Times Of India. 9 December 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Gupta2006-4] Om Gupta (1 April 2006). Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 1677–. ISBN 978-81-8205-389-2. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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