Nagpur
city in Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Nagpur is a city[1]. Nagpur ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,852 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nagpur district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Official language: Marathi[6]
- Founder: Bakht Buland Shah[7]
- Named after: Nag River[8]
- Postal code: 440 001 – 440 037[9]
- Commons category: Nagpur[10]
- Local dialing code: 712[11]
- Inception: 1702[12]
- Authority: Nagpur Municipal Corporation[13]
- Official website: https://nmcnagpur.gov.in/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nagpur[15]
- Commons gallery: Nagpur[16]
- Population: 2,405,665[17]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], The Encyclopedia Americana[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25]
- Capital of: Nagpur district[26], Nagpur division[27], Central Provinces[28], Central Provinces and Berar[29], Nagpur kingdom[30], Maharashtra[31]
- Nickname: Orange City[32]
- Category for people born here: Q19369851[33]
- Demonym: Nagpurkar[34]
- Native label: नागपूर[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Nagpur[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 310 m[37]
- Area: 218 km²[38]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Nagpur[39]
Why It Matters
Nagpur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Nagpur is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]