Manmad
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Manmad मनमाड |
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| City | |
 Manmad
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| Coordinates: 20°15′N 74°27′E / 20.25°N 74.45°ECoordinates: 20°15′N 74°27′E / 20.25°N 74.45°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nashik |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 80,058 (Census 2,011) |
| Languages Marathi Hindi English Urdu | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 423104 |
| Telephone code | 02591 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 15, MH 41 |
Manmad 
pronunciation (Marathi: मनमाड) is one of the cities in Nasik district in the state of Maharashtra state in India. It is the third largest city in Nasik district, with a population of approximately 200,000. Geographically it lies within Nandgaon Tehsil in Nashik District. Though it is bigger in area as well as in population compared to most of the Tehsils in the district, it does not have a Tehsil office.
M.L.A. of Manmad is Pankaj Chhagan Bhujbal (Nandgaon Manmad Constituency). M. P. for the area (Dindori Constituency ) is Harishchandra Chauhan .
Manmad houses the largest grain storage warehouses of Asia which are administered by Food Corporation of India, and also the offices of petroleum companies like Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil. This is predominantly Railway town. All development in the city took place around railway activity. The city also has a popular Sikh Gurudwara. Manmad is one of the largest markets for onion producing farmers after Lasalgaon; many farmers from nearby villages sell their farm produce in Manmad to wholesale traders, who in turn sell it in Mumbai. The Central Railway Engineering workshop at Manmad, which constructs and maintains railway bridges for central railways, marked 100 years of operation in December 2005. The Centralized Engineering Workshop is under the direct control of Chief Engineer, Central Railway, Mumbai. This workshop undertakes fabrication of steel structural items, including bridge girders (the longest span built so far is 400 ft or 122m – KRCL); approximately 1160 employees work in the Engineering Workshop.
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