Aurangabad District, Maharashtra

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Aurangabad District is a District in Maharashtra, India. It is bordered by the disricts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. Aurangabad is the capital and principal city. The district is 37.53% urban as of 2001. [link]

Bibi Ka Maqbara is a monement that was built by Aurangzeb’s son, Azam Shah in 1660 as a loving tribute to his mother, Dilras Bano Begam.

Area: 10,106 km²
Population: 2,897,013 (2001)
Population density: 289/km² (2001)
Literacy: 62.8% (2001)
Urbanization: 37.53% (2001)

Aurangabad District is divided into 8 Talukas named Soygaon, * Sillod, Kannad, Phulmbri, Khultabad, Paithan, Vaijapur and Gangapur.

Also see

Aurangzeb

Divisions and Districts of Maharashtra
Amravati Division: Akola District>Akola \| Amravati \| Buldhana \| Washim \| Yavatmal
Konkan Division: Mumbai City District>Mumbai \| Mumbai (Suburban) \| Raigad \| Ratnagiri \| Sindhudurg \| Thane
Aurangabad Division: Aurangabad District, Maharashtra>Aurangabad \| Beed \| Hingoli \| Jalna \| Latur \| Nanded \| Osmanabad \| Parbhani
Nagpur Division: Bhandara District>Bhandara \| Chandrapur \| Gadchiroli \| Gondia \| Nagpur \| Wardha
Nashik Division: Ahmednagar District>Ahmednagar \| Dhule \| Jalgaon \| Nandurbar \| Nashik
Pune Division: Kolhapur District>Kolhapur \| Pune \| Sangli \| Satara \| Solapur

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