Districts of Maharashtra

Maharashtra is the India's second most populous state and is a state in western region of India. It is also the second most populous sub-nation entity in the world, with over 110 Million inhabitants. The Indian State of Maharashtra came into existence on May 1, 1960 (also known as Maharashtra Day), initially with 26 districts . Nine new districts have been created since then, and currently the number of districts in the state is 36. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions.

Districts

Maharashtra is divided into 36 districts , which are grouped into six divisions.

1. .Amravati
2. Aurangabad
3. Akola
4. Ahmednagar
5. Buldana
6. Beed
7. Bhandara
8. Chandrapur
9. Dhule
10. Gadchiroli
11. Gondia
12. Hingoli
13. Jalna
14. Jalgaon
15. Kolhapur
16. Latur
17. Mumbai
18. Mumbai Suburban Districts
19. Nagpur
20. Nanded
21. Nandurbar
22. Nasik
23. Palghar
24. Parbhani
25. Pune
26. Raigad
27. Ratnagiri
28. Satara
29. Sangli
30. Sindhudurg
31. Solapur
32. Thane
33. Usmanabad
34. Washim
35. Wardh
36. Yavatmal

Regions

Geographically, historically, and according to political sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions :

1. Vidarbha : Nagpur and Amravati Divisions
2. Marathwada : Aurangabad Division
3. Khandesh and Northern Maharashtra Region :  Nasik Division
4. Pune : Pune Division
5. Konkan : Konkan Division

Division


1.Amravati Divisions :
   Region: Vidarbha
   Districts: Akola, Amravati, Buldana, Yavatmal and Washim
   Big City: Amravati

2.Nagpur Division:
   Region: Vidarbha
   Districts: Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur and Wardha
   Big City: Nagpur

3.Aurangabad Division:
   Region: Marathwada
   Districts: Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Usmanabad, Parbhani and Nanded
   Big City: Aurangabad

4.Nasik Division:
   Region: Khandesh and Northern Maharashtra Region
   Districts: Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nandurbar and Nasik
   Big City: Nasik

5.Pune Division:
   Region: Pune
   Districts: Pune,  Kolhapur, Satara, Solapur and Sangli
   Big City: Pune

6.Konkan Division:
   Region: Konkan
   Districts: Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban Districts, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg
   Big City: Mumbai