Sangli

Sangli
Sāṁgalī
Sangli is located in Maharashtra
Sangli
Sangli
Sangli is located in India
Sangli
Sangli
Coordinates: 16°51′11″N 74°34′59″E / 16.853°N 74.583°E / 16.853; 74.583
Country India
State Maharashtra
DistrictSangli
Founded byPatwardhan Dynasty
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodySangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC)
 • Deputy MayorUmesh Patil (INC)
 • Municipal commissionerNitin Kapadnis[1]
 • Member of ParliamentVishal Patil(Lok Sabha)
Area
 • city200.18 km2 (77.29 sq mi)
 • Metro
361 km2 (139 sq mi)
Elevation
549 m (1,801 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • city803,596
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
856,832
DemonymSanglikar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
416416,416415,416410,416436[3]
Telephone code+91-233
Vehicle registrationMH-10
Literacy88.93%
Lok Sabha constituencySangli (Lok Sabha constituency)
ClimateDry and Arid (Köppen)
Websitesangli.nic.in
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Ganapati Temple, Heart of Sangli City

Sangli (ISO: Sāṁgalī; pronunciation) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest production and trade of this spice.[4] Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and houses many sugar factories. A significant city in South-Western India, it lies 376 km from Mumbai, 230 km from Pune and 638 km from Bangalore. The city has a significant healthcare hub, including its twin City Miraj. Sangli-Miraj combined has more than 1000+ Hospitals and Clinics. Sangli is known as Turmeric city for its global turmeric trade as well grapes, raisins, jaggery and the most significant number of sugar factories in India, with district area having has more than 30 sugar factories.The Sangli region boasts the largest raisin market in Asia. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad municipal corporation (SMKMC) along with its Urban Agglomeration consisting satellite towns of Madhavnagar & Budhgaon is 93rd biggest in India.

  1. ^ महापालिका आयुक्‍तपदी नितीन कापडनीस | पुढारी [Nitin Kapadnis as Municipal Commissioner | Leader]. pudhari.news.
  2. ^ Sangli Municipal Corporation
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Indiapost Website". Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ Benzie, F. F.; Sissi Wachtel-Galo (2011). "13: Turmeric, The Golden Spice: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Medicine". In F. F. Benzie (ed.). Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects (Second ed.). Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742, USA: CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-4398-0713-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)