Nandurbar district
Nandurbar district | |
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Kathi Holi, Toranmal-Nandurbar, Yeshwant Lake | |
Location in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates: 21°23′N 74°22′E / 21.383°N 74.367°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Nashik |
| Named after | Aadivasi (tribal) |
| Headquarters | Nandurbar |
| Talukas | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nandurbar Zilla Parishad |
| • Guardian Minister | |
| • President Zilla Parishad |
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| • District Collector |
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| • CEO Zilla Parishad |
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| • MPs |
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| Area | |
• Total | 5,955 km2 (2,299 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,648,295 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| • Spoken | Aadivasi, Bhili, Gujar and various dialects of bhili and kokani tribal language s |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 91-2564 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH-NB |
| Vehicle registration | MH-39 |
| Sex ratio | 975 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 64.38%% |
| Website | nandurbar |
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Nandurbar district (Marathi pronunciation: [nən̪d̪uɾbaːɾ]) is an administrative district in the northwest corner of Maharashtra state in India. On 1 July 1998 Dhule was bifurcated as two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar. Nandurbar is a tribal-dominated district with its headquarters located at Nandurbar city. The district occupies an area of 5,955 square kilometres (2,299 sq mi) and has a population of 1,648,295 of which 16.71% were urban (as of 2011).
Nandurbar district is bounded to the south and south-east by Dhule district, to the west and north is the state of Gujarat, to the north and north-east is the state of Madhya Pradesh. The northern boundary of the district is defined by the Narmada River.