Nandurbar

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Nandurbar
City
Nandurbar in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21°22′N 74°15′E / 21.37°N 74.25°E / 21.37; 74.25
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Named for	Nanda Raja
Area
• Total	11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	111,000
• Density	9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Nandurbarkar
Language
• Official	Marathi
• Spoken	Marathi, Bhili,Gujar and various dialects of Khandeshi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	425 412
Vehicle registration	MH-39
Telephone Code	+91(2564)
Website	www.nandurbar.nic.in

Nandurbar (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a city and a municipal council in Nandurbar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Nandurbar municipal corporation is the first municipal corporation.^[1] The District Nandurbar was formed from the district Dhule on July 1, 1998.^[2] Nandurbar is an administrative district in the northwest corner of (Khandesh region) of Maharashtra.^[3] On 1 July 1998 Dhule was bifurcated as two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar. The district headquarters is located at Nandurbar city. The district occupies an area of 5034 km² and has a population of 1,311,709 of which 15.45% is urban (as of 2001). Nandurbar district is bounded to the south and south-east by Dhule district, to the west and north is the state of Gujarat, to the north and north-east is the state of Madhya Pradesh. The northern boundary of the district is defined by the great Narmada river. It came into limelight during February 2006 bird flu crisis which struck many of its poultry farms. Thousand of chickens from the farms had to be killed and buried in nearby grounds to stop the virus spreading.