Aurangabad
Maharashtra
Aurangabad is a city in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. The city is a tourism hub, surrounded by many historical monuments, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as well as Bibi Ka Maqbara and Panchakki. Aurangabad is famous for Mashru and Himroo fabrics made of cotton and silk with the lustre of satin. Himru is an age-old weaving craft, and was originally known as kum khuab. People mainly speaks Marathi, Hindi, English and Urdu language.
Geography
The co-ordinates for Aurangabad are N 19° 53' 47" – E 75° 23' 54". The city is surrounded by hills on all directions.
Area
The city is covered over an area of 10,100 sq.km.Out of which 141.1 Sq. Km is Urban area and 99,587 Sq. Km is Rural Area.
Population
A per 2011 census, the total population is 37,01,282.
Administration
Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the local civil body. It is divided into six zones. The Municipal Council was established in 1936, the Municipal Council area was about 54.5 sq.km. The city is divided in 115 electoral wards called as Prabhag, and each ward is represented by a Corporator elected by the people from each ward.
Aurangabad division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. Aurangabad divisions almost completely coincides with the Marathwada region of Maharashtra.