Jalna district
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Jalna district जालना जिल्हा |
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| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| Administrative Division | Aurangabad Division |
| Headquarters | Jalna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,612 km2 (2,939 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,612,357 |
| • Density | 209/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Tehsils | 1. Jalna 2. Ambad, 3. Bhokardan, 4. Badnapur, 5. Ghansavangi, 6. Partur, 7. Mantha, 8. Jafrabad |
| LokSabha | 1. Jalna (shared with Aurangabad district) 2. Parbhani (shared with Parbhani district) |
| Website | http://jalna.gov.in/ |
Jalna district (Marathi: जालना जिल्हा) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in western India. Jalna town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Aurangabad division.
The district is situated in central Maharashtra, in the north of the Marathwada region—one of eight districts—as part Aurangabad division, and is bounded on the north by Jalgaon district, on the east by Parbhani district and Buldhana district, on the south by Beed district and on the west by Aurangabad district.
The district occupies an area of 7,718 square kilometres (2,980 sq mi). The range of geographical latitudes and longitudes of the district is from 19.01' N to 21.03'N and from 75.04'E to 76.04'E, with gently to moderately sloping topography. The Northern part of the district is occupied by the Ajanta and Satmala hill ranges.
The Godavari River flows along the southern boundary of the district, from west to east. The Purna River, one of the major tributaries of the Godavari, also flows through the district. The Dudhana, the principal tributary of the Purna, and the Kelana and the Girija, also tributaries of the Purna, as well as the Gulati and the Kundlika—which has been dammed to create the Ghanewadi Reservoir, which provides water to Jalna city—are other rivers draining the district.
The district is known for Jamb village, the birthplace of Samarth Ramdas Swami. The Battle of Assaye was fought on 23 September 1803 near the village of Assaye located near Jafrabad in this district.
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