Chakan, Maharashtra
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 Chakan, Maharashtra
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| Coordinates: 18°45′N 73°51′E / 18.75°N 73.85°ECoordinates: 18°45′N 73°51′E / 18.75°N 73.85°E | |
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 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune District |
| Elevation | 646 m (2,119 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 41,634 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Website | maharashtra |
Chakan (Marathi: चाकण) is a census town in India, in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. While agriculture remains an important factor, the town's industrial development is quickly urbanizing the area.
Chakan is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Pune, on NH 50 between Pune and Nashik cities. It is also on the roads that connect the Pune-Mumbai Highway to the Pune-Nashik Highway, and to the Pune-Ahmednagar-Aurangabad Highway. It is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Mumbai, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Ahmednagar and 175 kilometres (109 mi) from Nashik.
Historically, Chakan has been a wholesale agricultural produce trading hub. Its agricultural market was a major onion trading center.
Chakan is now home to a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) promoted by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). It has since evolved into a major automobile hub. It hosts automobile production plants for the Volkswagen Group, Daimler-Benz, Mahindra & Mahindra, Jaguar Land Rover and Bajaj Auto, General Electric. Over 750 large and small industries, including a number of automobile component manufacturers, are based in the area.
Shiroli Chandus village, located 6 km north of Chakan, has been identified as a probable site for the proposed Pune International Airport.
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