Nashik district

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Nashik District is a district in Maharashtra state of central India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district.

  • Population (2001) - 4,993,796

The district is 38.80% urban as of 2001. [1]

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[edit] Climate

extremes: max 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) on May 12, 1960, at Nasik. The lowest, also at Nasik, was 0.6 °C (33.1 ºF) on January 7, 1945. [2]

[edit] Rivers

[edit] Talukas

[edit] Places of interest

  • Trimbakeshwar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
  • Anjaneri, birthplace of Hanuman, who was the greatest Bhakta of Rama, 20 Km from Nashik.
  • Vani or SaptaShrungi, temple of goddess Durga on one mountain in range of seven, 52 Km from Nashik
  • Kawnai
  • Pandawaleni, 5000 years old historic caves, within the Nashik city.
  • Muktidham, a marble temple complex honoring many Hindu gods situated in Nashik Road, within the Nashik city.
  • Kalaram Temple, a famous temple of Rama built in black rock.
  • Ozar, the location of one of the units of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., 29 Km from Nashik.
  • Kalsubai, highest mountain of western ghats.
  • Phalke smarak , A memorial of Dadasaheb Phalke situated near pandavleni.
  • Someshwar, a temple of lord Shiva on river bank of Godavari.
  • Vedmandir, a temple of vedic scriptures.
  • Ram Kunda, a holy water reservoir, where the legend goes that a dip in Ram Kunda in Sinhstha Kumbh Mela can wash of person's all sins.
  • Sita Gumpha, small cave said to be place of hiding of Sita.
  • Mangi Tungi, place of jain peoples
  • Dev Mamledar Yashwantrao Maharaj Temple in satana
  • KapaleshwarLord shivas temple
  • Dodeshwar Lord shivas temple
  • Salher MulherLord krishnas fort

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


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