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{{short description|Districts in Indian state of Maharashtra}}Maharashtra is an [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] that was formed on 1 May, 1960 with 22 initial [[districts]] on 1974. Since then, 14 additional districts have been created, and the state currently has 36 districts. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions shown below.

[[File:Maharashtra Divisions Eng.svg|425px|thumb|Districts of Maharashtra grouped by division|alt=|center]]

==Regions and Divisions==

Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts, which are grouped into six divisions.<ref name="MH_DIST">{{cite web |title=Districts |website=Maharashtra government website |url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1128/Districts |access-date=2021-03-13}}</ref>

===Regions===
Geographically, historically, politically, and according to cultural sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions''':'''
* [[Konkan]] - ''([[Konkan Division]])''
* [[Paschim Maharashtra]] also known as [[Desh, Maharashtra|Desh]] - ''([[Pune Division]])''
* [[Khandesh]] - ''([[Nashik Division]])''{{efn|Nashik district culturally does not belong to Khandesh region. Culturally, [[Nashik]] and [[Ahmednagar]] districts share a same pattern which was called Gangathadi.}}
* [[Marathwada]] - ''([[Aurangabad Division]])''
* [[Vidarbha]] - ''([[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] and [[Amravati Division|Amravati]] divisions)'' - ''formerly part of ([[Central Provinces and Berar]])''{{efn|Amravati Division used to be a separate region of [[Central Provinces and Berar]] as [[Berar Division]] known as "Varhad" in Marathi before becoming part of Vidharbha Division of Maharashtra.}}

===Divisions===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:left;"
|-
! Name of Division (Headquarter) || Region || Districts || Largest City
|-
| [[Amravati Division]] (HQ: [[Amravati]]) || [[Vidarbha]] ([[Berar Province|Varhad]]) ||
{{columns-list|
*[[Akola district|Akola]]
*[[Amravati District|Amravati]]
*[[Buldana district|Buldana]]
*[[Yavatmal District|Yavatmal]]
*[[Washim District|Washim]]
}}
||[[Amravati]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[Aurangabad Division]] (HQ: [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]) || [[Marathwada]] ||
{{columns-list|
*[[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]
*[[Beed District|Beed]]
*[[Jalna District|Jalna]]
*[[Osmanabad District|Osmanabad]]
*[[Nanded District|Nanded]]
*[[Latur District|Latur]]
*[[Parbhani District|Parbhani]]
*[[Hingoli District|Hingoli]]
}}
|| [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]
|-
| [[Konkan Division]] (HQ: [[Mumbai]]) || [[Konkan]] ||
{{columns-list|
*[[Mumbai City district|Mumbai City]]
*[[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]]
*[[Thane District|Thane]]
*[[Palghar district|Palghar]]
*[[Raigad District|Raigad]]
*[[Ratnagiri District|Ratnagiri]]
*[[Sindhudurg District|Sindhudurg]]
}}
||[[Mumbai]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[Nagpur Division]] (HQ: [[Nagpur]]) || [[Vidarbha]] ||
{{columns-list|
*[[Bhandara District|Bhandara]]
*[[Chandrapur District|Chandrapur]]
*[[Gadchiroli District|Gadchiroli]]
*[[Gondia District|Gondia]]
*[[Nagpur District|Nagpur]]
*[[Wardha District|Wardha]]
}}
|| [[Nagpur]]
|-
| [[Nashik Division]] (HQ: [[Nashik]]) || [[Nashik Division|Khandesh]] ||
{{columns-list|
*[[Dhule District|Dhule]]
*[[Jalgaon District|Jalgaon]]
*[[Nandurbar District|Nandurbar]]
*[[Nashik District|Nashik]]
*[[Ahmednagar District|Ahmednagar]]
}}
|| [[Nashik District|Nashik]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| [[Pune Division]] (HQ: [[Pune]]) || [[Paschim Maharashtra]] ||
{{columns-list|
*[[Kolhapur District|Kolhapur]]
*[[Pune District|Pune]]
*[[Sangli District|Sangli]]
*[[Satara District|Satara]]
*[[Solapur District|Solapur]]
}}
|| [[Pune]]
|}
{{notelist}}

==Districts==
The table below lists important geographic and demographic parameters for all 36 districts. Population data are extracted from the 2001 Census of India.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" border=1 width=100%
|-
!No || Name || Code || Formed || Headquarters || Administrative Division || Area (km2)
!Population (2011 Census)|| Population (2001 census) || % of State Population || [[Population Density|Density]] (per km2) || [[Urban area|Urban]] (%) || [[Literacy]] (%) || [[human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] || Tehsils || class="unsortable" | Source
|-
| 1 || [[Ahmednagar District|Ahmednagar]] || AH || 1 May 1960 || [[Ahmednagar]] || [[Nashik Division|Nashik]] || 17,048
| 4,543,159
|{{formatnum:4088077}} || {{percentage|4088077|96878627|2}} || 234.77 || 19.67 || 80.22 || 941 || 14 || [http://ahmednagar.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 2||[[Akola District|Akola]] || AK || 1 May 1960 || [[Akola city|Akola]] || [[Amravati Division|Amravati]] || 5,428
| 1,813,906
|{{formatnum:1818617}} || {{percentage|1630239|96878627|2}} || 300.78 || 44.04|| 88.05 || 938 || 7 || [http://akola.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 3||[[Amravati District|Amravati]] || AM || 1 May 1960 || [[Amravati]] || [[Amravati Division|Amravati]] || 12,235
| 2,888,445
|{{formatnum:2606063}} || {{percentage|2606063|96878627|2}} || 206.40 || 34.50 || 82.5 || 838 || 14 || [http://amravati.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 4||[[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] || AU || 1 May 1960 || [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] || [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]] || 10,100
| 3,701,282
|{{formatnum:2897013}} || {{percentage|2897013|96878627|2}} || 286.83 || 37.53 || 61.15 || 924 || 9 || [http://aurangabad.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 5||[[Beed district|Beed]] || BI || 1 May 1960 || [[Beed]] || [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]] || 10,693
| 2,585,049
|{{formatnum:2161250}} || {{percentage|2161250|96878627|2}} || 207.04 || 17.91 || 68 || 936 || 11 || [http://beed.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 6||[[Bhandara District|Bhandara]] || BH || 1 May 1960 || [[Bhandara]] || [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] || 3,717
|1,200,334
|{{formatnum:1135835}} || {{percentage|1135835|96878627|2}} || 305.58 || 15.44 || 68.28 || 982 || 7 || [http://bhandara.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 7||[[Buldhana District|Buldhana]] || BU || 1 May 1960 || [[Buldhana]] || [[Amravati Division|Amravati]] || 9,661
|2,486,258
|{{formatnum:2232480}} || {{percentage|2232480|96878627|2}} || 230.63 || 21.2 || 75.8 || 946 || 13 || [http://buldhana.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 8||[[Chandrapur District|Chandrapur]] || CH || 1 May 1960 || [[Chandrapur]] || [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] || 11,443
| 2,204,307
|{{formatnum:2071101}} || {{percentage|2071101|96878627|2}} || 193.65 || 32.11 || 73.03 || 948 || 15 || [http://chanda.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 9||[[Dhule District|Dhule]] || DH || 1 May 1960 || [[Dhule]] || [[Nashik Division|Nashik]] || 7,195
| 2,050,862
|{{formatnum:1707947}} || {{percentage|1707947|96878627|2}} || 211.83 || 26.11 || 71.6 || 944 || 4 || [http://dhule.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 10||[[Gadchiroli District|Gadchiroli]] || GA || 26 August 1982 || [[Gadchiroli]] || [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] || 14,412
| 1,072,942
|{{formatnum:970294}} || {{percentage|970294|96878627|2}} || 67.33 || 6.93 || 60.1 || 976 || 12 || [http://gadchiroli.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 11||[[Gondia District|Gondia]] || GO || 1 May 1999 || [[Gondia]] || [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] || 5,234
| 1,322,507
|{{formatnum:1200151}} || {{percentage|1200151|96878627|2}} || 247.81 || 11.95 || 67.67 || 1005 || 8 || [http://gondia.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 12||[[Hingoli District|Hingoli]] || HI || 1 May 1999 || [[Hingoli]] || [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]] || 4,526
| 1,177,345
|{{formatnum:987160}} || {{percentage|987160|96878627|2}} || 218.11 || 15.2 || 66.86 || 953 || 5 || [http://hingoli.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 13||[[Jalgaon District|Jalgaon]] || JG || 1 May 1960 || [[Jalgaon]] || [[Nashik Division|Nashik]] || 11,765
| 4,229,917
|{{formatnum:3679936}} || {{percentage|3679936|96878627|2}} || 312.79 || 71.4 || 76.06 || 932 || 15 || [http://jalgaon.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 14||[[Jalna District|Jalna]] || JN || 1 May 1981 || [[Jalna (city)|Jalna]] || [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]] || 7,687
| 1,959,046
|{{formatnum:1612357}} || {{percentage|1612357|96878627|2}} || 211.82 || 19.09 || 64.52 || 952 || 8 || [http://jalna.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 15||[[Kolhapur District|Kolhapur]] || KO || 1 May 1960 || [[Kolhapur]] || [[Pune Division|Pune]] || 7,685
| 3,876,001
|{{formatnum:3515413}} || {{percentage|3515413|96878627|2}} || 457.44 || 29.65 || 77.23 || 949 || 12 || [http://kolhapur.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 16||[[Latur District|Latur]] || LA ||16 August 1982|| [[Latur]] || [[Aurangabad Division]]
|| 7,157
| 2,454,196
|{{formatnum:2080285}} || {{percentage|2080285|96878627|2}} || 282.19 || 23.57 || 71.54 || 935 || 10 || [http://latur.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 17||[[Mumbai City District|Mumbai City]]|| MC || 1 May 1960 || [[Mumbai]]|| [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 157
| 3,085,411
|{{formatnum:3326837}} || {{percentage|3326837|96878627|2}} || 49,140.9 || 100 || 86.4 || 777 || 0 || [http://mumbaicity.gov.in District website]
|-
| 18||[[Mumbai Suburban District|Mumbai Suburban]] || MU || 1 October 1990 || [[Bandra]] || Konkan || 446
| 9,356,962
|{{formatnum:8587000}} || {{percentage|8587000|96878627|2}} || 23,271 || 100 || 86.9 || 822 || 3 || [http://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/ District website]
|-
| 19|| [[Nagpur District|Nagpur]] || NG || 1 May 1960 || [[Nagpur]] || [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] || 9,892
| 4,653,570
|{{formatnum:4051444}} || {{percentage|4051444|96878627|2}} || 409.36 || 64.33 || 84.18 || 933 || 14 || [http://nagpur.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 20|| [[Nanded District|Nanded]] || ND || 1 May 1960 || [[Nanded]] || [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]] || 10,528
| 3,361,292
|{{formatnum:2876259}} || {{percentage|2876259|96878627|2}} || 275.98 || 28.29 || 68.52 || 942 || 16 || [http://nanded.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 21|| [[Nandurbar District|Nandurbar]] || NB || 1 July 1998 || [[Nandurbar]] || [[Nashik Division|Nashik]] || 5,955
| 1,648,295
|{{formatnum:1309135}} || {{percentage|1309135|96878627|2}} || 260 || 15.5 || 46.63 || 975 || 6 || [http://nandurbar.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 22|| [[Nashik District|Nashik]] || NS || 1 May 1960 || [[Nashik]] || [[Nashik Division|Nashik]] || 15,582
| 6,107,187
|{{formatnum:4993796}} || {{percentage|4993796|96878627|2}} || 321.56 || 38.8 || 74.4 || 927 || 15 || [http://nashik.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 23|| [[Osmanabad District|Osmanabad]] || OS || 1 May 1960 || [[Osmanabad]] || [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]] || 7,569
| 1,657,576
|{{formatnum:1486586}} || {{percentage|1486586|96878627|2}} || 197.89 || 17.0 || 78.4 || 924 || 8 || [http://osmanabad.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 24|| [[Palghar district|Palghar]] || PL || 1 August 2014 || [[Palghar]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 5,344
| ||{{formatnum:2990116}} (2011) || {{percentage|2990116|96878627|2}} (2011) || 562 || 50 || 80 || 900 || 8 ||[https://palghar.gov.in/ District website]
|-
| 25|| [[Parbhani District|Parbhani]] || PA || 1 May 1960 || [[Parbhani]] || [[Aurangabad Division|Aurangabad]] || 6,251
| 1,836,086
|{{formatnum:1527715}} || {{percentage|1527715|96878627|2}} || 244.4 || 31.8 || 55.15 || 958 || 9 || [http://parbhani.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 26 ||[[Pune District|Pune]] || PU || 1 May 1960 || [[Pune]] || [[Pune Division|Pune]] || 15,643
| 9,429,408
|{{formatnum:7224224}} || {{percentage|7224224|96878627|2}} || 461.85 || 58.1 || 80.78 || 919 || 14 || [http://pune.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 27|| [[Raigad District|Raigad]] || RG || 1 May 1960 || [[Alibag]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 7,152
| 2,634,200
|{{formatnum:2207929}} || {{percentage|2207929|96878627|2}} || 308.89 || 24.2 || 77 || 976 || 15 || [http://raigad.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 28|| [[Ratnagiri District|Ratnagiri]] || RT || 1 May 1960 || [[Ratnagiri]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 8,208
| 1,615,069
|{{formatnum:1696777}} || {{percentage|1696777|96878627|2}} || 206.72 || 11.3 || 65.13 || 1,136 || 9 || [http://ratnagiri.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 29|| [[Sangli District|Sangli]] || SN || 1 May 1960 || [[Sangli]] || [[Pune Division|Pune]] || 8,578
| 2,822,143
|{{formatnum:2583524}} || {{percentage|2583524|96878627|2}} || 301.18 || 24.5 || 62.41 || 957 || 10 || [http://sangli.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 30|| [[Satara District|Satara]] || ST || 1 May 1960 || [[Satara (city)|Satara]] || [[Pune Division|Pune]] || 10,480
| 3,003,741
|{{formatnum:2796906}} || {{percentage|2796906|96878627|2}} || 266.77 || 14.2 || 78.52 || 995 || 11 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20140516190446/http://satara.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 31|| [[Sindhudurg District|Sindhudurg]] || SI || 1 May 1981 || [[Oros, Sindhudurg|Oros]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 5,207
| 849,651
|{{formatnum:868825}} || {{percentage|868825|96878627|2}} || 166.86 || 9.5 || 80.3 || 1,079 || 8 || [http://sindhudurg.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 32|| [[Solapur District|Solapur]] || SO || 1 May 1960 || [[Solapur district|Solapur]] || [[Pune Division|Pune]] || 14,895
| 4,317,756
|{{formatnum:3849543}} || {{percentage|3849543|96878627|2}} || 259.32 || 31.8 || 71.2 || 935 || 11 || [http://solapur.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 33|| [[Thane District|Thane]] || TH || 1 May 1960 || [[Thane]] || [[Konkan division|Konkan]] || 4,214
| 11,060,148
|{{formatnum:8131849}} || {{percentage|8131849|96878627|2}} || 850.71 || 72.58 || 80.67 || 858 || 7 || [http://thane.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 34|| [[Wardha District|Wardha]] || WR || 1 May 1960 || [[Wardha]] || [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] || 6,310
| 1,300,774
|{{formatnum:1230640}} || {{percentage|1230640|96878627|2}} || 195.03 || 25.17 || 80.5 || 936 || 8 || [http://wardha.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 35|| [[Washim District|Washim]] || WS || 1 July 1998 || [[Washim]] || [[Amravati Division|Amravati]] || 5,150
| 1,197,160
|{{formatnum:1020216}} || {{percentage|1020216|96878627|2}} || 275.98 || 17.49 || 74.02 || 939 || 6 || [http://washim.nic.in/ District website]
|-
| 36|| [| [[Yavatmal District|Yavatmal]] || YTL || 1 May 1960 || [[Yavatmal]] || [[Amravati Division|Amravati]] || 13,582
| 2,772,348
|{{formatnum:2077144}} || {{percentage|2077144|96878627|2}} || 152.93 || 18.6 || 57.96 || 951 || 16 || [http://yavatmal.nic.in/ District website]
|-

|-
! '''Maharashtra''' || - || - || - || - || - || '''{{formatnum:307129}}'''
! ||'''{{formatnum:96878}},627''' || - || '''314.42''' || '''42.43''' || '''77.27''' || '''922''' || - || -
|}

==See also==
*[[Tehsils in Maharashtra]]
*[[Maharashtra]]

==References==
<references />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census of India]

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