Nagaur district
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Nagaur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Area of the district is 17,718 km2. The city of Nagaur is the district headquarters.
[edit] Geography
Nagaur District is situated between 26°25' & 27°40' North Latitude & 73°.10' & 75°.15' East Longitude. The district is bounded by Bikaner District to the northwest, Churu District to the north, Sikar District to the northeast, Jaipur District to the east, Ajmer District to the southeast, Pali District to the south, and Jodhpur District to the southwest and west. The district lies in the Marwar region of Rajasthan, in the Northwestern thorn scrub forests belt surrounding the Thar Desert. The Aravalli Range extends across the southeastern portion of the district, and the saline Sambhar Lake, India's largest salt lake and Rajasthan's largest lake, lies at the southwestern corner of the district, straddling the boundary with Jaipur District.
[edit] Divisions
The district consists 10 tahsils. These are Nagaur, Khivnsar, Jayal, Merta, Degana, Didwana, Ladnun, Parbatsar, Makrana and Nawa.
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| Divisions and Districts of Rajasthan |
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| Ajmer Division: Ajmer | Bhilwara | Nagaur | Tonk |
| Bharatpur Division: Bharatpur | Dholpur | Karauli | Sawai Madhopur |
| Bikaner Division: Bikaner | Churu | Sri Ganganagar | Hanumangarh |
| Jaipur Division: Alwar | Dausa | Jaipur | Jhunjhunu | Sikar |
| Jodhpur Division: Barmer | Jaisalmer | Jalore | Jodhpur | Pali | Sirohi |
| Kota Division: Baran | Bundi | Jhalawar | Kota |
| Udaipur Division: Banswara | Chittorgarh | Dungarpur | Rajsamand | Udaipur |
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