Nanded Waghala

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Nanded Waghala
Nanded-Waghala (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Maharashtra
District : Nanded
Location : 19 ° 9 ′  N , 77 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 9 ′  N , 77 ° 19 ′  E
Height : 370 m
Area : 58.16 km²
Residents : 550,439 (2011)
Population density : 9464 inhabitants / km²
Nanded - Sikh Gurdwara
Nanded - Sikh Gurdwara

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Nanded-Waghala ( Marathi : नांदेड , Nāndeḍ ) is a large city ( Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation ) with about 600,000 inhabitants; Nanded is the capital of the Nanded district in the historic Marathwada region in the Indian state of Maharashtra .

location

The old Nanded lies at an altitude of almost 370 m above sea level. d. M. on the north bank of the Godavari river , whereas the new district Waghala is on the south bank. The nearest major cities are Aurangabad (approx. 260 km drive northwest) and Hyderabad (approx. 280 km southeast). The climate is subtropical and warm; Rain falls almost exclusively in the summer monsoon season .

population

Official population statistics have only been kept since 1991 and are published regularly. The sustained increase in urban population is mainly due to the immigration of families from the surrounding area.

year 1991 2001 2011
Residents 275.083 430.733 550,439

The population consists of about 48% Hindus , about 33.5% Muslims and almost 15.5% Buddhists ; about 2% are Sikhs ; the rest are Jains and Christians . The male population is around 8% higher than the female.

economy

Agriculture forms the basis of life in the region, with the cultivation of cotton , bananas and sugar cane taking up large areas and a lot of water; Traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the city.

history

According to legend, the Pandava brothers traveled through the city. In the 5th and 4th centuries BC The region belonged to the Nanda Empire ; then to the Maurya Empire . In the 3rd century AD, the Shatavahana determined the fate of the region from their capital Paithan . After the Islamic conquest of northern and central India, the area belonged to the Sultanate of Delhi , to the Bahmani Sultanate and later to the Mughal Empire . One year after Aurangzeb's death (1707), Gobind Singh , the tenth spiritual leader of the Sikhs , came to Nanded and proclaimed Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of the Sikhs ; Nanded has been one of its important sites ever since. In 1727 Nanded - like the entire Marathwada region - became part of the princely state of Hyderabad , which also retained its extensive self-determination under the British . In 1997 the Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation was established .

Attractions

  • The Gurdwara Temple Hazar Sahib , commissioned by Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1835, is the most important religious building in the city. It was built at the traditional cremation site of Gobind Singh and annually attracts millions of believers from all over India, who enrich the city's economic situation enormously.
  • Several modern and architecturally rather uninteresting Hindu temples (e.g. Kaleshwar temple , Shani temple ) are spread over the city area.
Surroundings
  • The Nanded Fort, about 4 km outside the city, is largely in ruins. However, the wooded surroundings and the beautiful views of the Godavari River attract numerous visitors.

Web links

Commons : Nanded  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nanded-Waghala - data 2011
  2. ^ Nanded-Waghala - map with altitude information
  3. ↑ Nanded-Waghala - climate tables
  4. ↑ Nanded-Waghala - City Population 1991–2011
  5. ^ Nanded-Waghala - Census 2011