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Sangli ( Marathi: सांगली, Sangli, Sangli - Miraj twin cities as & Kupwad ) is an Indian city with 436 639 inhabitants. It is the capital of the district of Sangli in Maharashtra.

Geography

The city is located at 16 ° 52 '0 N latitude and 74 ° 34 ' 0 E longitude at an altitude of 544 m above sea level. NN around 400 km southeast of Mumbai.

Economy

In Sangli is the largest trade center for turmeric in Asia. The city is located in the " Sugar Belt ' of Maharashtra. The district has more than thirty sugar factories, which make it one of the most important sugar-producing districts of India. There are also the production of oil seeds, commodities and fruit market.

Sangli is well known for the production of quality wine.

The twin cities of Sangli and Miraj are merged to form the largest urban agglomeration in South Maharashtra. There are significant educational facilities and opportunities for post-graduate studies in the fields of art, science, management, medicine and engineering. The infrastructure provides rail links, affordable housing, public transport, hotels, etc.

Important is the development of wind energy in Sangli.

Miraj, Sangli as also capital of the former princely states - see Miraj ( State ) and Sangli ( State ), is known for making musical instruments.

Demography

According to the census of 2001 counted Sangli 436 639 inhabitants, 224 195 men and 212 444 women. The number of children up to six years was 50 403, 27 149 boys and 23 254 girls. The literate were 327 060, 180 478 of them men and 146 582 women.