Ahmednagar district

Ahmednagar district (अहमदनगर in Marathi/Hindi) is the largest of  state in western. The historical city is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar was the seat of the of late medieval period (1496 – 1636 CE). This district also known for the town of associated with. Ahmednagar district is part of. The neighbouring districts to Ahmednagar district are - Solapur (South East- SE), Osmanabad (SE), Beed (SE), Aurangabad (NE), Nashik (NW), Thane (NW), Pune (SW).

Origin of name
The name of the district derived from the headquarters of the district,. The city of Ahmednagar was named after the founder of the city, Malik Ahmad Shah Bahri, the first ruler of the Nizam Shahi dynasty (1490 – 1509 CE)who laid the foundation of the city in 1494 CE.

History
Ahmednagar District was created after the defeat of the in the  in, when most of the 's domains were annexed to. The district remained part of the Central division of until India's independence in 1947, when it became part of, and in  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 14 talukas (tahsils). These talukas are, , , , , , , , , ,  , ,  and.

The district has 13 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.

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