Ahmednagar district

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Ahmednagar district
District
Ahilyanagar district
Clockwise from top-left: Tomb of Salabat Khan II, tomb of Meher Baba, Arthur Lake at Bhandardara, Kalabhairav Pinnacle at Harishchandragad, Amruteshwar Temple at Ratangad
Location in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Nashik
Headquarters	Ahmednagar
Tehsils	Akole, Jamkhed, Karjat, Kopargaon, Nagar, Nevasa, Parner, Pathardi, Rahata, Rahuri, Sangamner, Shevgaon, Shrigonda, Shrirampur
Government
• Body	Ahmednagar Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Cabinet Minister Mah)
• President Zilla Parishad	President Vacant Vice President Vacant
• District Collector	Siddharam Salimath (IAS)
• CEO Zilla Parishad	Ashish Yerekar (IAS)
• MPs	Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke (Ahmednagar) Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure (Shirdi)
Area
• Total	17,048 km2 (6,582 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,543,159
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
• Urban	17.67%
Demographics
• Literacy	80.22%
• Sex ratio	934
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH-16 MH-17 and MH-51
Major highways	NH-50, NH-222 SH-10
Average annual precipitation	501 mm
Website	ahmednagar.nic.in

Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: [əɦ(ə)məd̪nəɡəɾ]), officially Ahilyanagar district,^[1] is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical city of Ahmednagar is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar and Sangamner are the largest cities in the district. It was the seat of the Ahmednagar Sultanate of late medieval period (1496–1636 CE). This district is known for the towns of Shirdi associated with Sai Baba, Meherabad associated with Meher Baba, Shani Shinganapur with Shanidev, and Devgad with Lord Dattatreya. Ahmednagar district is part of Nashik Division. The district is bordered by Aurangabad district to the northeast, Nashik district to the northwest, Thane and Pune districts to the southwest, Solapur district to the south and Beed district to the southeast.