Jalna | |
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Nickname(s): City of Steel, Seed Capital of India | |
Coordinates: 19°50′28″N 75°53′11″E / 19.8410°N 75.8864°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Jalna |
Named for | Janullah Shah Baba / Jalaha (Weaver) |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Jalna Municipal Corporation |
• Superintendent of Police | Shailesh Balkawade (IPS) |
• MP | Kalyan Kale, Congress |
• MLA | Kailash Gorantyal Congress |
• Mayor | Vacant (Administrator Rule) |
Area | |
• Total | 81.6 km2 (31.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 393,000 |
• Rank | 127 in India |
• Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Jalnekar, Jalnavi |
Spoken | |
• Languages | Marathi, Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 431203, 431213 |
Telephone code | 02482 |
Vehicle registration | MH-21 |
Website | https://jalna.gov.in/ |
Jalna Jalna district in the Aurangabad Division, or Marathwada region, of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] It was part of Hyderabad State as a tehsil of Aurangabad district, before Jalna district was formed effective 1 May 1981.[3]
is a city inJalna become Maharashtra's 29th Municipal Corporation.[4][5]