Sangli district
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Sangli district सांगली जिल्हा |
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| District of Maharashtra | |
 Location of Sangli district in Maharashtra |
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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Administrative division | Pune Division |
| Headquarters | Sangli |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 8,578 km2 (3,312 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,820,575 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24.5 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 82.41% |
| Major highways | NH-4, NH-204 |
| Average annual precipitation | 400–450 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Sangli District is a district of Maharashtra State in west-central India. Sangli City is the district headquarters. The district is 24.51% urban. Sangli and Miraj are the largest cities. The industrial town of Kirloskarwadi is also located in the Sangli District. Industrialist Laxmanrao Kirloskar started his first factory here. It is known as the sugar bowl of India due to its high sugarcane productivity. Sangli District is one of the most fertile and highly developed districts in Maharashtra. The District is very popular as a political power house in the state. Sangli District has provided many popular politicians and bureaucrats until now. Sangli has a rich history and cultural heritage. People often refers to Sangli District as the Heaven of Farmers.
The district of Sangli is a recent creation, being made as late as in 1949. It was then known as South Satara and it has been renamed as Sangli since 1961. It is partly made up of a few talukas which once formed part of the old Satara District and partly of the States and jahagirs belonging to Patvardhans, and Dafles which came to be merged during the post-independence period. Kundal, the region around Sangli, was the capital of the Chalukyas. Kundal was an ancient village, around 1,600 years old. Kaundanyapur (its old name) was a part of Karnataka.Pulakeshin I chose Vatapi (Badami in Karnataka) as his capital. Kundal was home to freedom fighters like Krantisigha Nana Patil, Shamrao Lad, Captain Ramchandra Lad, G.D. Lad, Shankar Jangam, and Housabai Jangam. Marathi is main language spoken. Narsinhpur, an ancient village is also in Sangli district. Laxmi-Narsinh Ancient Temple is there from around A.D.1100–1200 period. Sant Namdeo, Sidheshwar maharaj, Tatya Tope were used to stay in the village in ancient period. This village history is also found in "GURU CHARITRA"
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