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Location of Aurangabad district

Aurangabad District is a District in Maharashtra, India. It is bordered by the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. Aurangabad is the capital and principal city. The district is 37.53% urban as of 2001.[1]

Bibi Ka Maqbara is a monument built in 1660 by Aurangzeb’s son, Azam Shah, as a loving tribute to his mother, Dilras Bano Begam.

• Area: 10,106 km²
• Population: 2,897,013 (2001)
• Population density: 289/km² (2001)
• Literacy: 62.8% (2001)
• Urbanization: 37.53% (2001)

Aurangabad District is divided into 8 Talukas named Soygaon, Sillod, Kannad, Phulambri, Khultabad, Paithan, Vaijapur and Gangapur.

See also

• Aurangzeb

External links

• Aurangabad District website

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