Nashik
Nashik
Nāśika Nasik | |
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Preview warning: Page using Template:Multiple image with unknown parameter "space" Clockwise from top: Nashik City skyline, Nashik City at Night, Godavari Ghat, Pandavleni Caves, Kalaram Temple, and View of Nashik mountains | |
| Nickname: Wine Capital of India | |
Location of Nashik in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates: 19°59′51.0″N 73°47′23.3″E / 19.997500°N 73.789806°E[1] | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nashik |
| Division | Nashik |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Nashik Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Himgauri Aher (BJP) |
| • Guardian Minister | Girish Mahajan |
| • Municipal Commissioner and Administrator | Ashok Karanjkar |
| • District Magistrate and Collector | Ayush Prasad, IAS |
| • Member of Parliament | Rajabhau Waje (Shiv Sena (UBT)) |
| Area | |
| 267 km2 (103 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 602.48 m (1,976.6 ft) |
| Highest elevation (at Salher Peak) | 1,567 m (5,141 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| 1,486,053 | |
| • Density | 5,570/km2 (14,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,562,769 |
| • Metro rank | India: 29th |
| Demonym(s) | Nashikkar, Nashikites |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 422 001 |
| Telephone code | 91(253) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-15 (Nashik City), MH-41(Malegaon) |
| Nominal GDP (Nashik District) | ₹195,406 crore (US$23 billion) (2023-24) |
| Sex ratio | 894 ♀ / 1000 ♂ |
| HDI | 0.746 (high) |
| Literacy | 89.85% |
| Website | nashik nmc nashikmrda |
Nashik, formerly Nasik, is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated on the banks of the river Godavari, about 165 km (103 mi) northeast of the state capital Mumbai. .The city lies in the Nashik Metropolitan Region. It is the administrative headquarters of Nashik district. Nashik is the 4th largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, and the largest city in Northern Maharashtra.
Nashik is one of the Hindu pilgrimage sites of the Kumbh Mela, which is held every 12 years.
According to the Ramayana, Nashik is where Lakshmana cut off the nose of the demoness Surpanakha on the banks of the Godavari River. It is also called Panchavati. It was known as "Gulshanabad" during the Mughal period.