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{{About|the municipality in Maharashtra, India|its namesake district|Sangli district|places in Iran|Sangli, Iran (disambiguation){{!}}Sangli, Iran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sangli
| settlement_type = [[Metropolis]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|16.853|N|74.583|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sangli district|Sangli]]
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| founder = Harbhat Patwardhan
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| government_type = Municipal Corporation
| governing_body = [[Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation]] (SMKMC)
सांगली-मिरज आणि कुपवाड शहर महानगरपालिका
https://smkc.gov.in
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Digvijay Suryawanshi ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>[http://smkc.gov.in/aboutsmkc.aspx/ Sangli Municipal Corporation]</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 118.18
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| elevation_m = 549
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| population_demonym = Sanglikar
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 416416<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906202708/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/ |archive-date=6 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-233]]
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH-10
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 85.93%
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Dry and Arid]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| website = {{URL|sangli.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
| leader_title2 = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name2 = Umesh Patil ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| leader_title3 = [[Municipal commissioner]]
| leader_name3 = Nitin Kapadnis <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pudhari.news/news/Sangli/Nitin-Kapadnis-as-municipal-commissioner/m/|script-title=hi:महापालिका आयुक्‍तपदी नितीन कापडनीस | पुढारी|website=www.pudhari.news|trans-title=Nitin Kapadnis as Municipal Commissioner | Leader}}</ref>
| leader_title4 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name4 = [[Sanjaykaka Patil]] ([[Lok Sabha]])<ref name="Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile">{{cite web|title=Sixteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberHomePage.aspx?mpsno=4680|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sangli (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency
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| official_name = सांगली
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[[File:Sangli-ganpati-02.jpg|thumb|'''Ganapati Temple''', ''Heart of Sangli City'']]

'''Sangli''' ({{audio|Sangli.ogg|pronunciation}}, is a city and the district headquarters of [[Sangli District]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], in western India. It is known as the [[Turmeric]] City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice.<ref>{{cite book|last=Benzie|first=F. F.|title=Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects|url=https://archive.org/details/herbalmedicinebi00benz|url-access=limited|year=2011|publisher=CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group|location=Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742, USA|isbn=978-1-4398-0713-2|edition=Second|author2=Sissi Wachtel-Galo|editor=F. F. Benzie|page=[https://archive.org/details/herbalmedicinebi00benz/page/n291 269]|chapter=13: Turmeric, The Golden Spice: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Medicine}}</ref> Sangli is situated on the banks of [[river Krishna]] and houses many [[Sugar factory|sugar factories]].
Sangli is a major city in Western India 390 km from [[Mumbai]], {{cvt|240|km}} from [[Pune]], 50 km (30 mi) from [[Kolhapur]], and 653 km (405 mi) from [[Bangalore]]. Sangli is known for its turmeric trade, grapes and the largest number of sugar factories in India. The only district has more than 30 sugar factories.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Sangli Miraj Kupwad, along with its Urban Agglomeration together known as Sangli Miraj Kupwad Metropolitan Region (SMKMR).

Sangli UA/Metropolitan Region has developed itself as now as a modern city with broader roads, major railway junction, cyber-cafes, hotels with multi-cuisine and very good education facilities. The city has a major healthcare hub including its twin City [[Miraj]]. It is also a major city with telecommunication and entertainment facilities. A Software Technology Park is being set up in a prime location of the city.

==Geography==
Sangli city is situated on the bank of Krishna river, the valley and tributaries of which offer many irrigation and agricultural advantages that drive the economy of the district and the city.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Other small rivers, such as the [[Warana River]] and the Panchganga, flow into [[Krishna River]].

==History==
{{See also|Sangli State}}

The region, known as [[Kundal]] (now a small village 40 km away from Sangli city) in medieval India, was the capital of the [[Chalukya Empire]] in the 12th century AD.<ref>http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/8595/2/11%20topic%20no.3.pdf</ref> During the time of Shivaji, Sangli, Miraj and surrounding areas were captured from the Mughal Empire. Until 1801, Sangli was included in Miraj Jahagir. Sangli separated from Miraj in 1801, following a family quarrel between Chintamanrao Patwardhan, and his paternal uncle, Gangadharrao Patwardhan, who had succeeded his childless elder brother as the sixth chief of Miraj in 1782.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

Sangli is notable for the Brindavana (tomb) of [[Satyavrata Tirtha]], a saint of [[Dvaita|Dvaita Order of Vedanta]] and Peetadipathi of [[Uttaradi Math]] who took [[Samadhi]] in Sangli in the year 1638.

==Etymology==
The city's original name was Sahagalli—from the Marathi words saha ("six") and galli ("lanes") describing the early street plan—which was later shortened to Sangli.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/522386/Sangli|title = Sangli | India}}</ref>

==Governance==

The [[Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation|Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation]] (S.M.K.M.C.) is the local self-government body which looks after the development of the Sangli-Miraj twin cities, serving 0.5 million citizens.

==Educational institutes==
Education institutions in the area, aside from schools, include engineering colleges such as [[Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli|Walchand College of Engineering]]
RIT college Sakhrale, Islampur,
Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Technology,
KBP College, and
[[Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology]]. [[Government Medical College, Miraj]], is also present, as is the [[Willingdon College]] of Arts & Science at Vishrambaug. Prakash Institute of Medical Science and research Islampur Sangli, [[Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital]], a college constituting under [[Bharati Vidyapeeth]] - Sangli, Miraj.
Appasaheb Birnale College of Architecture, South Shivaji Nagar, Sangli.

==Architecture==
* Ganapati Temple, located on the banks of river Krishna.
* The [[Irwin Bridge]], built by the British.
* A royal palace (Rajwada).
* Mai ghat, Bhilawadi.

==Climate==
{{climate chart
|Sangli
|12|31|3.8
|15|33|0.5
|18|36|5.3
|21|38|22.1
|22|37|48.3
|22|31|71.1
|21|28|108.7
|21|28|79.8
|20|30|99.6
|19|32|88.9
|16|30|33.5
|13|30|6.9
|source=[http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/gen_climate.html Government of Maharashtra]
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Sangli has a semi-arid climate with three seasons. Summer takes place from the middle of February to the middle of June, characterised by largely dry conditions towards the start, with rainfall tending to increase as the season progresses. Temperatures in summer are largely characterised by hot days and mild nights. Monsoon takes place from the middle of June to late October. Rainfall is most common in this season than at any other time of year. Temperatures in the monsoon season are characterised by warm, humid days and mild, humid nights. Winter takes place from early November to early February. This season is largely dry, with rain mostly concentrated in November. Temperatures in winter are characterised by warm days and cool nights. The total rainfall is around 22 inches (580 mm).

{{Weather box
|location = Sangli
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 31
|Feb high C = 33
|Mar high C = 36
|Apr high C = 38
|May high C = 37
|Jun high C = 31
|Jul high C = 28
|Aug high C = 28
|Sep high C = 30
|Oct high C = 32
|Nov high C = 30
|Dec high C = 30
|Jan low C = 9
|Feb low C = 15
|Mar low C = 18
|Apr low C = 21
|May low C = 22
|Jun low C = 22
|Jul low C = 21
|Aug low C = 21
|Sep low C = 20
|Oct low C = 19
|Nov low C = 11
|Dec low C = 10
|Jan precipitation mm = 3.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 0.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 5.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 22.1
|May precipitation mm = 48.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 71.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 108.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 79.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 99.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 88.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 33.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 6.9
|source = [http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/gen_climate.html Government of Maharashtra]
|date = June 2012
}}

==References==
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{{Sangli district topics}}
{{Maharashtra}}
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[[Category:Sangli| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Sangli district]]

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