Buldhana district

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Buldhana district
District of Maharashtra
Temple of Daitya Sudana near Lonar Lake and the vicinity
Location in Maharashtra
Buldhana district
Coordinates (Buldhana): 20°30′N 76°09′E / 20.5°N 76.15°E / 20.5; 76.15
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Amravati
Headquarters	Buldhana
Tehsils	1. Buldhana, 2. Chikhli, 3. Deulgaon Raja, 4. Khamgaon, 5. Shegaon, 6. Malkapur, 7. Motala, 8. Nandura, 9. Mehkar, 10. Lonar, 11. Sindkhed Raja, 12. Jalgaon Jamod, 13. Sangrampur
Government
• Body	Buldhana Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Dilip Walse-Patil (Cabinet Minister)
• President Zilla Parishad	President Mrs. Manisha Pawar Vice President Mrs. Kamal Budhavat
• District Collector	Dr.Kiran Patil(IAS)
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Ms. Bhagyashree Dilip Vispute (IAS)
• Superintendent of Police	Dr. Sunil Kadasne(IPS)
Area
• Total	9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,586,258
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	82.09%
• Sex ratio	928
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH-6 NH-753A
Average annual precipitation	946 mm
Website	buldhana.nic.in

Buldhana district (Marathi pronunciation: [bulɖʰaːɳa]) is located in the Amravati division of Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the western border of Vidarbha region and is 500 km away from the state capital, Mumbai. The district has towns and cities like deulghat, dhad, mehakar, Shegaon, Malkapur, Khamgaon, Lonar and Chikhli. It is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh in the north, Akola, Washim, and Amravati districts on the east, Jalna district on the south, and Jalgaon and Aurangabad districts on the west. Khamgaon is the largest city in the district.

Buldhana district holds religious significance as it is the site of the Shri Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Shegaon.^[1]

Lonarkar Top (about 923 meters) is highest altitude in Buldhana District placed in Ambabarwa Wildlife Sanctuary