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Malegaon
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Malegaon
Total population
471,300
Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Malegaon is a city in Nashik District of Maharashtra State in India. It is situated on the bank of the Girna river with Mosam River river flowing through middle of the city dividing it in two parts. Malegaon is famous for its loom industries.
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History
On the road linking Mumbai and Agra – now National Highway-3 (, it used to be a small junction known as Maliwadi (hamlet of gardeners). Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur was appointed as an agent in Malwa. He was gifted 18 villages which included Malewadi. He constructed Malegaon Fort in 1740 using craftsmen from Surat and northern India, the construction of which took 25 years. After the fort was completed, the craftsmen settled in the town. Since long people have been immigrating to Malegaon after persecution. Post the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been faster growth in the city.
Geography
Malegaon(previously Maligaon) is at the confluence of the Girna and Mosam (previously Moosy It is 280 km northeast of the state capital Mumbai. It is centrally located and has good connectivity with nearby cities like Nashik, Pune, Mumbai, Indore, Surat, and Dhule. It is at 89.5 km (~ 1.45 hrs. drive) from nearest airport Nashik Airport. Roads: * State Highway 10 (Maharashtra) * National Highway 3 (India, old numbering) (Asian Highway no. 10) (Mumbai - Agra)
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Maharashtra
- Nampur18.2 mi away
- Nandgaon19.3 mi away · pop. 23,600
- Satana21.1 mi away · pop. 37,700
- Chalisgaon31.9 mi away · pop. 97,550
- Sakri32.9 mi away · pop. 21,700
- Kapadne37.6 mi away
- Pimpalner37.7 mi away · pop. 18,400
- Niphad42.7 mi away
- Chimthane44.6 mi away
- Vaijapur45.6 mi away
- Bhadgaon46.2 mi away · pop. 37,200
- Amalner48.5 mi away · pop. 96,000
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Malegaon
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library