Latur district

Latur district
Latur district
District of Maharashtra
	Ausa Fort, Ausa
	Location in Maharashtra
	Coordinates (Latur): 18°24′N 76°35′E / 18.4°N 76.58°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Aurangabad
Established	16/08/1982
Headquarters	Latur
Tehsils	Latur,; Ahmadpur,; Ausa,; Nilanga,; Renapur,; Chakur,; Deoni,; Shirur Anantpal,; Udgir,; Jalkot
Government
• Type	District council
• Body	Latur Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Girish Mahajan ; (Cabinet Minister Mha)
• President Zilla Parishad	President; '; Vice President; ;
• District Collector	Varsha Thakur-Ghuge (IAS);
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Anmol Sagar (IAS);
• MPs	Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare; (Latur); Omprakash Rajenimbalkar; (Osmanabad);
Area
• Total	7,157 km2 (2,763 sq mi)
• Urban	117.78 km2 (45.48 sq mi)
Elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
Highest elevation	636 m (2,087 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,454,196
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
• Urban	25.47%
Demographics
• Literacy	79.03%
• Sex ratio	924
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH24
Major highways	NH 361
Website	latur.gov.in/en/

Latur district (Marathi pronunciation: [laːt̪uːɾ]) is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters and is the 16th largest city in the state of Maharashtra.^[1] The district is primarily agricultural. Urban population comprises 25.47% of the total population.^[2]

^ In the 2011 census, Latur City had a population of 382,754.There is a proposal to carve out a new district Udgir district from Latur district.Udgir city is the largest city and tehsil after Latur in Latur district"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2013.
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[1] In the 2011 census, Latur City had a population of 382,754.There is a proposal to carve out a new district Udgir district from Latur district.Udgir city is the largest city and tehsil after Latur in Latur district"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2013.

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