Pune division

Paschim Maharashtra
Paschim Maharashtra
	Pune Division
	Location of Pune Division in Maharashtra
	Coordinates: 18°31′48″N 73°50′24″E / 18.53000°N 73.84000°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Districts	1. Pune, 2. Kolhapur, 3. Sangli, 4. Satara, 5. Solapur
Government
• Commissioner Pune Division	NA
• Police Commissioner Pune Division	NA
• All Guardian Minister Pune Division	Ajit Pawar; (Pune District) Hasan Mushrif; (Kolhapur District) Jayant Patil; (Sangli District) Shamrao Pandurang Patil; (Satara District) Dattatray Vithoba Bharne; (Solapur District)
• All District Collector's Pune Division	Mr. Dr. Rajesh Deshmukh (IAS); (Pune District) Mr. Rahul Rekhawar (IAS); (Kolhapur District) Mr. Dr. Abhijeet Chaudhari (IAS); (Sangli District) Mr. Shekhar Singh (IAS); (Satara District) Mr. Milind Shambharkar (IAS); (Solapur District)
• All MP's Pune Division	NA
Area
• Total	58,268 km2 (22,497 sq mi)
• Under irrigation	8,896 km2 (3,435 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	23,449,049
Literacy (2001 Census)	76.95%
Main crops	Jowar, wheat, bajra, sugarcane, rice, soybean, onion, groundnut, vegetables, turmeric, grape, pomegranate

Pune Division (better known as Paschim Maharashtra or Desh) is one of the six administrative divisions of the Indian State of Maharashtra. Pune Division is bound by Konkan Division to the west, Nashik Division to the north, Aurangabad Division to the east, and the state of Karnataka to the south.^[1]

It includes some of the most developed and most populous areas of Maharashtra.