Chandrapur

Chandrapur Chanda
City
Nickname:  Black Gold City
Chandrapur Location in Maharashtra, India##Location in India
Coordinates: 19°57′00″N 79°17′49″E / 19.950°N 79.297°E / 19.950; 79.297
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Founded by	Khandkya Ballal Shah
Named for	Mahakali Temple
Government
• Type	Mahanagar Palika
• Body	Chandrapur Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Rakhi Kacharlawar
• Municipal Commissioner	Vipin Paliwal, IAS
• Chairman, Standing Committee	Ramu Tiwary
Area
• Total	76 km2 (29 sq mi)
• Rank	East Vidarbha: 2nd District: 1st
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	355,739 Chandrapur Urban Area
• Rank	Vidarbha: 4th
Demonym	Chandrapurkar
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	442401,442402,442403,442404
Telephone code	(+91), 7172
Vehicle registration	MH-34
Website	Official website

Chandrapur (earlier known as Chanda, the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city founded by Khandkya Ballal Shah, a Gond king of the 13th century.^[1] The city sits at the confluence of the Erai river and Zarpat river. The area around the city is rich in coal seams.^{[citation needed]}. Hence, Chandrapur is also known as the "Black Gold City".^[2]