Jalgaon district

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Jalgaon district
District
Clockwise: Jalgaon district headquarter, a mountain view, a monkey in wild of Ghodasgaon, Purna river, Changdeva Temple and Tapi river
Location in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Nashik
Headquarters	Jalgaon
Taluka	Jalgaon, Muktainagar, Bhusawal, Jamner, Chalisgaon, Bhadgaon, Dharangaon, Bodwad, Yawal, Raver, Amalner, Chopda, Parola, Pachora, Erandol
Government
• Body	Jalgaon Zilla Parishad'
• Guardian minister[clarification needed]	Gulab Raghunath Patil (Cabinet Minister Mha)
• President of the Zilla Parishad	Ranjanabai Pralhad Patil
• District Collector	Ayush Prasad
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Ankit
• MPs	Smita Wagh(Jalgaon) Raksha Khadse(Raver)
Area [1]
• Total	11,765 km2 (4,542 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,229,917
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
• Urban	31.74%
Demographics
• Literacy	79.72%
• Sex ratio	925
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH 19
Major highways	NH 53, NH-211
Average annual precipitation	690 mm
Website	jalgaon.gov.in

Jalgaon district (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəɭɡaːʋ]) is a district in Maharashtra, India. Its headquarters is the Jalgaon city.^[2]

It is bordered by the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north and by the districts of Buldhana to the east, Jalna to the southeast, Aurangabad to the south, Nashik to the southwest, and Dhule to the west.^[2]

Before 10 October 1960 the district was known as East Khandesh district (Devnagari : पुर्व खान्देश जिल्हा). It was created by the British government by bifurcating erstwhile Khandesh district in 1906 into East Khandesh and West Khandesh district. From 1906 to 1956 it was part of Bombay Presidency and amid 1956-60 was in bilangual Bombay State.^[2]