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Jalgaon | |
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City | |
   Clockwise- Jalgaon's skyline, Khandesh Central mall, Municipal corporation building | |
| Nickname: Banana city | |
 Jalgaon in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates:21°00′14″N75°34′05″E / 21.004°N 75.568°E /21.004; 75.568 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Nashik |
| District | Jalgaon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Jalgaon Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Jayshree Mahajan(Shivsena) |
| Area | |
• Total | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
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| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) |
| • Width | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 650,000 |
| • Rank | India:102nd Maharashtra:13th |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jalgaonkar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| • Spoken | Khandeshi (Ahirani)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0257 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-19 |
| Literacy Rate | 77.22% |
| Website | www |
Jalgaon (pronunciationⓘ) is a city in the state ofMaharashtra, India. The city is located inNorth Maharashtra in the subregion ofKhandesh, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, theJalgaon district. In the subregion ofKhandesh, Jalgaon is the second largest city behind Nashik. Situated on Asian Highway 53 and 76.3 Km from 'Ajanta Caves'.TheGirna river flows from the western part of the city. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the "Banana city of India" as the region's (Jalgaon district) farmers grow approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production.[4]
Jalgaon's airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department.[5] The Jalgaon municipal council took over its operations in April 1997 and handed it over to theMaharashtra Airport Development Company in April 2007.[6] The Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TheAirports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade the existing airfield in July 2009.[7]Pratibha Patil, then president of India, laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport in June 2010.[8] Jalgaon offers flights toMumbai,Hyderabad,Ahmedabad,Kolhapur,Nashik andNanded operated byTruJet airlines.[9] In March 2024, Fly91 restarted commercial operations in the airport, by starting new flights toGoa,Hyderabad,Pune andAlliance Air started new flights toAhmedabad andMumbai.
The city is served by theJalgaon Junction railway station. The railway connects the city to major cities likeNew Delhi,Mumbai,Hyderabad,Kolkata,Panvel,Chennai,Agra, andLucknow.[10]
North Maharashtra University is located 8 km away from thecity's center. Prominent under/post-graduate colleges in thecity areMooljee Jetha College and Nutan Maratha College.
Jalgaon has two medical colleges,Government Medical College andDr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon.[11] and theGovernment Ayurved College, Jalgaon providing the knowledge of Ayurveda.[12]
Jalgaon has ahot semi-arid climate (KöppenBSh) owing to therain shadow of theWestern Ghats. There are three seasons in Jalgaon: the sweltering and arid "hot" season from March to mid-June, the warm and "wet" underthe monsoon from mid-June to September, and the dry "cool" season from October to February. In Jalgaon District, the average annual rainfall is around 690 mm and the temperature can range from 10 to 48 degrees Celsius, making it a diverse climate with scorching summers of up to 45 degrees Celsius.[13]
| Climate data for Jalgaon City (1991-2020, extremes 1969-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.4 (97.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 43.9 (111.0) | 47.2 (117.0) | 48.4 (119.1) | 46.6 (115.9) | 43.9 (111.0) | 40.4 (104.7) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.7 (99.9) | 36.4 (97.5) | 48.4 (119.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.6 (90.7) | 37.3 (99.1) | 41.1 (106.0) | 42.3 (108.1) | 38.1 (100.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 34.4 (93.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 30.4 (86.7) | 34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.7 (35.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) | 3.5 (0.14) | 5.3 (0.21) | 2.2 (0.09) | 6.7 (0.26) | 140.5 (5.53) | 227.5 (8.96) | 179.5 (7.07) | 131.2 (5.17) | 41.3 (1.63) | 11.4 (0.45) | 6.2 (0.24) | 759.0 (29.88) |
| Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 41.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 40 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 48 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 44 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[14] | |||||||||||||
Jalgaon has been ranked 19th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.[15]
Gandhi Teerth is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Jalgaon city. It is a research institution and museum based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. It was established on 25 March 2012 by the Gandhi Research Foundation.[16]
Guru Purnima festival atMaharishi Krishna Dvaipayana Vedvysa Temple inYawal is also a popular pilgrimage destination. It is visited by pilgrims from within Jalgaon and neighboring states like Madhya Pradesh. The temple is located at the confluence of the river Hadkhai-Khadkai also known previously as River Harita and Sarita. Vyasa was invited by the sageLomasha to perform a sacrifice for thePandavas after their incognito exile. It is one of the main three temples of Vyasa, the others being Vyas Chatti,Badrinath and VyasKashi Temple.[17]
Other ancient pilgrim places and tourist destination include,
As per Indian government census 2011, the population was 4,60,228 out of this 240590 were males and 219638 were females.
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
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| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2001[21] | 193496 | 175122 | 368618 | – | 77.429 | 16.915 | 0.171 | 0.169 | 3.238 | 1.961 | 0.086 | 0.030 |
| 2011[22] | 240590 | 219638 | 460228 | 0.249 | 76.123 | 18.271 | 0.234 | 0.174 | 3.207 | 1.714 | 0.079 | 0.199 |
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