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Nagpur

Industrial city in Maharashtra state, India, 710 km/440 mi east of Mumbai (formerly Bombay); population (2001 est) 2,123,000. Industries include textiles (especially cotton), metal goods, transport equipment, pharmaceuticals, and hosiery; oranges are traded. Nagpur was the centre of the Chanda Gond dynasty in the 10th–11th centuries, and was the former capital of Central Provinces and Berar, and Madhya Pradesh states. In 1956 it alternated with Mumbai as capital of Maharashtra state.

The British fort on Sitabaldi Hill was built in 1818, and the city came under British administration in 1861. It grew quickly after the construction of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway in 1867.

The University of Nagpur was founded in 1923, and has several affiliated colleges in the city.



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