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Ahmednagar district (??????? in Marathi/Hindi) is the largest district
Districts of Maharashtra

Maharashtra state is made up of 35 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. Population data are from the 2001 Census of India.Amravati Division 9,941,903...
 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a States and territories of India located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's List of states of India by area and List of states of India by population....
 state in western India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. The historical Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar is a city of Ahmednagar District in the states and territories of India of Maharashtra, India, on the west bank of the Sina river, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 120 km from Aurangabad district, Maharashtra....
 city is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar was the seat of the Ahmednagar Sultanate
Deccan sultanates

The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled late medieval kingdoms?-Bijapur Sultanate, Golconda Sultanate, Ahmednagar Sultanate, Bidar Sultanate, and Berar Sultanate of south-central India....
 of late medieval period (1496 – 1636 CE). This district is also known for the town of Shirdi
Shirdi

Shirdi is a town and falls under the jurisdiction of municipal council located in Rahata Tahasil in Ahmednagar District in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra....
 associated with Sai Baba
Sai Baba of Shirdi

Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an demographics of India guru, yogi and fakir who is regarded by both his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint....
. Ahmednagar district is part of Nashik Division
Nashik Division

Nashik Division is one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state. The historic Khandesh region covers the northern part of the division, in the valley of the Tapti River....
. The neighbouring districts to Ahmednagar district are - Solapur
Solapur district

Solapur District is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins....
 (South East- SE), Osmanabad
Osmanabad district

Osmanabad district is an administrative district of the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Osmanabad. Temple of goddess Tuljabhavani at Tulajapur is famous in India....
 (SE), Beed (SE), Aurangabad (NE), Nashik
Nashik district

Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district....
 (NW), Thane
Thane District

Thane is a Districts of Maharashtra in northern Maharashtra state in western India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,Ambarnath, Kulgaon-Badlapur, Dahanu, Shahapur, Vada, Thane and Vasai-Virar....
 (NW), and Pune
Pune District

Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555....
 (SW).

name of the district is derived from the headquarters of the district, Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar is a city of Ahmednagar District in the states and territories of India of Maharashtra, India, on the west bank of the Sina river, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 120 km from Aurangabad district, Maharashtra....
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Ahmednagar district (??????? in Marathi/Hindi) is the largest district
Districts of Maharashtra

Maharashtra state is made up of 35 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. Population data are from the 2001 Census of India.Amravati Division 9,941,903...
 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a States and territories of India located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's List of states of India by area and List of states of India by population....
 state in western India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. The historical Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar is a city of Ahmednagar District in the states and territories of India of Maharashtra, India, on the west bank of the Sina river, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 120 km from Aurangabad district, Maharashtra....
 city is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar was the seat of the Ahmednagar Sultanate
Deccan sultanates

The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled late medieval kingdoms?-Bijapur Sultanate, Golconda Sultanate, Ahmednagar Sultanate, Bidar Sultanate, and Berar Sultanate of south-central India....
 of late medieval period (1496 – 1636 CE). This district is also known for the town of Shirdi
Shirdi

Shirdi is a town and falls under the jurisdiction of municipal council located in Rahata Tahasil in Ahmednagar District in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra....
 associated with Sai Baba
Sai Baba of Shirdi

Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an demographics of India guru, yogi and fakir who is regarded by both his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint....
. Ahmednagar district is part of Nashik Division
Nashik Division

Nashik Division is one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state. The historic Khandesh region covers the northern part of the division, in the valley of the Tapti River....
. The neighbouring districts to Ahmednagar district are - Solapur
Solapur district

Solapur District is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins....
 (South East- SE), Osmanabad
Osmanabad district

Osmanabad district is an administrative district of the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Osmanabad. Temple of goddess Tuljabhavani at Tulajapur is famous in India....
 (SE), Beed (SE), Aurangabad (NE), Nashik
Nashik district

Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district....
 (NW), Thane
Thane District

Thane is a Districts of Maharashtra in northern Maharashtra state in western India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane. Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai , Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar,Ambarnath, Kulgaon-Badlapur, Dahanu, Shahapur, Vada, Thane and Vasai-Virar....
 (NW), and Pune
Pune District

Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555....
 (SW).

Origin of name

The name of the district is derived from the headquarters of the district, Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar

Ahmednagar is a city of Ahmednagar District in the states and territories of India of Maharashtra, India, on the west bank of the Sina river, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 120 km from Aurangabad district, Maharashtra....
. The city of Ahmednagar was named after the founder of the city, Malik Ahmed Shah Bahri, the first ruler of the Nizam Shahi dynasty (1490 ? 1509 CE) who laid the city's foundation in 1494 CE.

History

Ahmednagar District was created after the defeat of the Maratha Confederacy in the Third Anglo-Maratha War
Third Anglo-Maratha War

The Third Anglo-Maratha War was a final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India, which left the Company in control of most of India....
 in 1818, when most of the Peshwa
Peshwa

The Peshwa were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis , who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire of central India from 1749 to 1818....
's domains were annexed to British India. The district remained part of the Central division of Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency

The Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the British East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula....
 until India's independence in 1947, when it became part of Bombay State
Bombay State

The State of Bombay is a former state of India.During British raj, portions of the western coast of India under direct British rule were part of the Bombay Presidency....
, and in 1960 the new state of Maharashtra.

Demography

Population (2001 census): 4,040,642. The district is 19.89% urban as of 2001.

Divisions

Ahmednagar district consists of fourteen talukas (tahsils). These talukas are Akole
Akole

Akole is a tehsil in Sangamner subdivision of Ahmednagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra.* All About Akole *...
, Jamkhed
Jamkhed

Jamkhed is a census town in Ahmednagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra. It is situated on the Ahmednagar-Beed State Highway, 78 Kilometers from Ahmednagar....
, Karjat, Kopargaon
Kopargaon

Kopargaon is a city and a municipal council in Ahmednagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra.Kopargaon is located some 12km from Shirdi....
, Nevasa
Nevasa

Nevasa is a tehsil in Sangamner subdivision of Ahmednagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra.A famous temple of Shani, Shani Shingnapur is located near Sonai in Nevasa Taluka....
, Nagar
Nagar

Nagar can refer to:* Nagar, Syria, an ancient city* Nagar, Pakistan, a town in Pakistan* Nagar Valley, a valley in Pakistan* Nagar , former state in Pakistan...
, Parner
Parner

Parner is a tehsil in subdivision of Ahmednagar District in Maharashtra State of India.Parner is an historic town in Ahmednagar District, India....
, Pathardi
Pathardi

Pathardi is a city and a municipal council in Ahmadnagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra....
, Rahata
Rahata

Rahata is a city and a municipal council in Ahmadnagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra.Demographics...
, Rahuri
Rahuri

Rahuri is a city and a municipal council in Ahmadnagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra....
, Sangamner
Sangamner

Sangamner is located in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state India. It is situated on Pravara river and it is one of the developed town-cum-city in near by area....
, Shrirampur
Shrirampur

Shrirampur is a well planned city and a municipal council in Ahmadnagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra....
, Shevgaon
Shevgaon

Shevgaon is a tehsil in Ahmednagar subdivision of Ahmednagar in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra.Avhane - Temple of Ganesh ....
 and Shrigonda
Shrigonda

Shrigonda is an old city and a municipal council in Ahmednagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Maharashtra. The place is described as Santanchi Punyabhumi ....
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The district has thirteen Vidhan Sabha constituencies. These are Karjat (SC), Shrigonda, Ahmednagar North, Ahmednagar South, Pathardi, Sheogaon, Shrirampur, Shirdi, Kopargaon, Rahuri, Parner, Sangamner and Nagar Akola (ST). The 2 Lok Sabha constituencies from the district are Ahmednagar and Kopargaon. Nagar Akola (ST) constituency is a part of Nashik Lok Sabha constituency.

Ralegaon Siddhi is a village in the district that is considered a model of environmental
Natural environment

The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a term that encompasses all life and non-living things occurring nature on Earth or some region thereof....
 conservation
Conservation ethic

Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the Natural environment: its forests, fishery, habitat , and biological diversity....
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