Dhule

Dhule धुळे
City
Oldest Vitthal-Rukmini Temple in City
Dhule Location of Dhule City in Maharashtra state
Coordinates: 20°53′59″N 74°46′11″E / 20.89972°N 74.76972°E / 20.89972; 74.76972Coordinates: 20°53′59″N 74°46′11″E / 20.89972°N 74.76972°E / 20.89972; 74.76972
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Khandesh (North Maharashtra)
Division	Nashik
District	Dhule District
Talukas	Dhule
Government
• District Collector	Mr. Dilip Pandharpatte (IAS)
• Superintendent of Police	Mr. S. Chaitanya (IPS)
• Commissioner	Mrs. Sangeeta Dhaygude
• Mayor	Mrs. Kalpana Mahale
Area
• Total	132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Elevation	319 m (1,047 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	575,559
• Rank	11 (Maharashtra)
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Dhulekar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
• Local	Ahirani
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	42400x
Telephone code	+91 256
ISO 3166 code	[[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registration	MH-18
Sex ratio	52/48 ♂/♀
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	44 °C (111 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Website	www.dhule.nic.in

Dhule is a city and a municipal corporation in Dhule District in the northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. It is one of the very few well-planned cities in India. Dhule is widely known across the country for its architecture and urban design. The town planning of this city was done by Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

Dhule is largely emerging as one of the biggest upcoming hubs of textile, edible oil, and power-loom across the state and has gained a strategic advantage for being on the junction of three National Highways viz. NH-3, NH-6, and NH-211 and on most anticipated Manmad - Indore Rail Project. Central Government has granted permission recently for converting NH-3 from existing four lanes to six lanes between Dhule and Nashik with modern facilities.

Dhule city is also a part of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project, India's most ambitious infrastructure program, aiming to develop new industrial cities as 'Smart Cities' and converging next generation technologies across infrastructure sectors. Dhule city is well known across the state for its quality education institutes.

As a part of creating employment across smaller cities, Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister of Electronics and IT) has recently given in-principal approval for setting BPO at Dhule.

Dhule is located at 20°54′N 74°47′E / 20.9°N 74.78°E / 20.9; 74.78. It has an average elevation of 250 metres (787 feet). Dhule lies in the Khandesh region, which forms the northwest corner of the Deccan Plateau.