Nanded

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Nanded Nandigram
City
From top, left to right: Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Kaleshwar Mandir, Hazur Sahib, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, Ambedkar statue, Freedom statue and Godavari River
Nickname(s):  Nanditaṭa, Nandigrāma, City of Poets, City of Gurdwaras
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Coordinates: 19°09′N 77°18′E / 19.15°N 77.30°E / 19.15; 77.30
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Marathwada
District	Nanded district
Founded by	Nanda Dynasty
Named for	Gurudwara
Government
• Type	Maha-nagar Palika
• Body	Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Vacant
• Municipal Commissioner	Mahesh Kumar Doifode, IAS
• MLAs	Mohanrao Marotrao Hambarde – Nanded South Balaji Kalyankar – Nanded North
• City Police Commissioner	-------, (IPS)
Area
• Total	63.22 km2 (24.41 sq mi)
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	550,439
• Rank	2nd (Marathwada) 79th (India)
• Density	8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Nandedkar
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE	431601 to 606
Telephone code	02462
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH-26
Gross domestic product	INR 21,257.00crores (2013) [2]
Distance from Mumbai	575 kilometres (357 mi) E (land)
Distance from Hyderabad	293 kilometres (182 mi) NW (land)
Distance from Aurangabad	255 kilometres (158 mi) SE (land)
Website	nwcmc.gov.in

Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded district.

Guru Gobind Singh established camp in Nanded and the Gurgaddi was transferred to him. One of the Panj Takhts of Sikhi, Hazur Sahib is located in the city of Nanded. It was here that Guru Gobind Singh initiated Madho Daas whom became Banda Singh Bahadur one of the famous leaders of the Khalsa Panth whom played a role during the downfall of the Mughal Empire.