Jalgaon (pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the “Banana City of India" as the region's (Jalgaon district) farmers grow approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production.[3]
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Jalgaon | |
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City | |
Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation Building, Khandesh Central Mall, Jalgaon Airport, Changdev Temple, Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Nickname: Banana city | |
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Coordinates: 21.004°N 75.568°E / 21.004; 75.568 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Maharashtra |
Region | Khandesh |
District | Jalgaon |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | Jalgaon Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Jayshree Mahajan(Shivsena) |
Area | |
• Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
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Dimensions | |
• Length | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) |
• Width | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) |
Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 650,000 |
• Rank | India: 63rd Maharashtra: 8th |
• Density | 9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Jalgaonkar |
Language | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 0257 |
Vehicle registration | MH-19 |
Literacy Rate | 77.22% |
Website | www |
The Girna river flows from the western part of the city. Jalgaon is situated in the Khandesh region of North Maharashtra. In 1906 Khandesh was divided between East Khandesh and West Khandesh, and Jalgaon became the headquarters of East Khandesh district.[4] After the 1956 reorganisation of India's states, East Khandesh became part of Bombay State and later in 1960 it became part of Maharashtra.[5]
Jalgaon’s airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department.[6] The Jalgaon municipal council took over its operations in April 1997 and handed it over to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company in April 2007.[7] The Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Airports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade the existing airfield in July 2009.[8] Pratibha Patil, then president of India, laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport in June 2010.[9] Jalgaon offers flights to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolhapur, Nashik and Nanded operated by Trujet airlines.[10]
The city is served by the Jalgaon Junction railway station. The railway connects the city to major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chennai, Agra, and Lucknow.[11]
North Maharashtra University is located 8 km away from the city center. Prominent under/post-graduate colleges in the city are Mooljee Jetha College and Nutan Maratha College.
Jalgaon has two medical colleges, Government Medical College and Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon.[12]
Jalgaon has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) owing to the rain shadow of the Western Ghats. There are three seasons in Jalgaon: the sweltering and arid “hot” season from March to mid-June, the hot and steamy “wet” under the monsoon from mid-June to September, and the hot and dry “cool” season from October to February.
Climate data for Jalgaon City (1981-2010, extremes 1969-2008) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.9 (96.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
43.9 (111.0) |
47.2 (117.0) |
48.4 (119.1) |
46.6 (115.9) |
43.9 (111.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
48.4 (119.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
42.4 (108.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.17) |
1.6 (0.06) |
4.5 (0.18) |
2.6 (0.10) |
10.8 (0.43) |
145.5 (5.73) |
207.0 (8.15) |
195.0 (7.68) |
116.2 (4.57) |
45.5 (1.79) |
11.3 (0.44) |
2.4 (0.09) |
746.5 (29.39) |
Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 42.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 40 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 47 | 67 | 74 | 62 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 43 |
Source 1: India Meteorological Department[13][14] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Government of Maharashtra[15] |
Gandhi Teerth is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Jalgaon City. It is a research institution and museum based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. It was established on 25 March 2012 by the Gandhi Research Foundation.[16]
Guru Purnima festival at Maharishi Krishna Dvaipayana Vedvysa Temple in Yawal is also a popular pilgrimage destination. It is visited by pilgrims from within Jalgaon and neighboring states like Madhya Pradesh. The temple is located at the confluence of the river Hadkhai-Khadkai also known previously as River Harita and Sarita. Vyasa was invited by the sage Lomasha to perform a sacrifice for the Pandavas after their incognito exile. It is one of the main three temples of Vyasa, the others being Vyas Chatti, Badrinath and Vyas Kashi Temple.[17]
Other ancient pilgrim places and tourist destination include,
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