Latur district

Latur-Udgir district
Latur-Udgir district
District of Maharashtra
	Location in Maharashtra
	Coordinates (Udgir): 18°24′N 76°35′E / 18.4°N 76.58°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Established	16 August 1982 (29th District of Maharashtra(
Headquarters	Latur
Tehsils	Latur; Nilanga; Ausa; Chakur; Ahmedpur; Renapur; Shirur Anantpal; Deoni; Jalkot; Udgir;
Government
• Type	District council
• Body	Latur Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Shivendra Raje Bhosale ; (Cabinet Minister)
• President Zilla Parishad	President; Rahul Govindrao kendre (BJP); Vice President; Vacant;
• District Collector	Varsha Thakur-Ghuge (IAS);
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Anmol Sagar (IAS);
• MPs	Shivaji Bandappa Kalge; (Latur);
Area
• Total	7,156 km2 (2,763 sq mi)
• Urban	117.78 km2 (45.48 sq mi)
Elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
Highest elevation	636 m (2,087 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,455,545
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
• Urban	25.47%
Demographics
• Literacy	79.03%
• Sex ratio	924
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH24, MH55
Official language	Marathi
Major highways	NH 361
Website	latur.gov.in/en/

Latur [Udgir]district (Marathi pronunciation: [laːt̪uːɾ]) is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters and is the 16th largest city in the state of Maharashtra.^[2] The district is primarily agricultural. Urban population comprises 25.47% of the total population.^[3]

^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ In the 2011 census, Latur City had a population of 382,754.There is a proposal to carve out a new district Udgir district from Latur district.Udgir city is the largest city and tehsil after Latur in Latur district"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[langoff-1] "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[2] In the 2011 census, Latur City had a population of 382,754.There is a proposal to carve out a new district Udgir district from Latur district.Udgir city is the largest city and tehsil after Latur in Latur district"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2013.

[districtcensus2011-3] Cite error: The named reference districtcensus2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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