Parner, is a historic town in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters town for Parner Taluka. Parner was named after Rishi Parashar, whose son Maharishi Ved Vyas wrote famous epic "Mahabharat".

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Parner
town
Parner Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Parner Parner (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19.003°N 74.438°E / 19.003; 74.438
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Taluka	Parner
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Nagar Palika
• Mayor	Mrs. Varsha Shankar Nagare
• Current MLA	Mr. Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke (नेते)
Population  (2011)
• Total	About 25,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	414302
Telephone code	02488
Vehicle registration	MH-16
Nearest city	Bhalawani, Takali Dhokeshwar, Supe, Nighoj, Alkuti
Lok Sabha constituency	Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Parner
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Geography

The town of Parner is located at coordinates 19° 0' 0" North, 74° 26' 0" East,[1] at an altitude of about 790 metres (2,592 ft).

Notable residents

• Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (12 November 1880 – 28 November 1967) was revolutionary and Indian freedom fighter. He was born in Parner village.

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