Hingoli district | |
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Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
Division | Aurangabad |
Headquarters | Hingoli |
Tehsils | Hingoli, Kalamnuri, Sengaon, Aundha Nagnath, Basmath |
Government | |
• Body | Hingoli Zilla Parishad |
• Guardian Minister | Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi (Cabinet Minister Mha) |
• President Zilla Parishad |
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• District Collector |
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• CEO Zilla Parishad |
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Area | |
• Total | 4,526 km2 (1,747 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,177,345[1] |
• Urban | 15.60 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | hingoli |
Hingoli district (Marathi pronunciation: [ɦiŋɡoliː]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district is headquartered at Hingoli. The district occupies an area of 4,526 km2 and has a population of 11,77,345 of which 15.60% were urban (as of 2011[update]).[2] Hingoli was actually known as the Nizams military base as it was bordered with Vidharbha. In that era military troops, hospitals, veterinary hospital were in operation from Hingoli. Being a military base the city was one of the important and famous places of the Hyderabad state. One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, the Aundha Nagnath is located in Hingoli district about 25 km south-west from district headquarter.
As of 2011[update] it is the third least populous district of Maharashtra (out of 36), after Sindhudurg and Gadchiroli.[1]