Osmanabad district

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Osmanabad district is an administrative district of the state of Maharashtra in India.The district headquarters are located at Osmanabad. The district occupies an area of 7512.4 km² of which 241.4 km² is urban area and has a population of 1,486,586 of which 15.69% were urban (as of 2001). [1]

1 Location
2 Climate
3 Talukas
4 Colleges
5 Neighbouring Districts

[edit] Location

Osmanabad district lies in the southern part of state. It lies on the Deccan plateau, about 600 m above sea level. Parts of the River Godavari and River Bhima flow through the district. The district is located on east side of Marathwada region within the range latitude 17.35 to 18.40 degrees north, and latitude 75.16 to 76.40 degrees east.

[edit] Climate

The rainy season starts from mid of June and continues till the end of September. From October to November the climate is humid. From mid November to January it is dry and cool. From February to June the climate is dry and increasingly hot. During summer the temperature of Osmanabad district is low compared to other districts of Marathwada region. The average rainfall of this district is 730 mm.

[edit] Talukas

There are eight talukas, these being Osmanabad, Tuljapur,Omerga, Lohara, Kalamb, Bhoom, Vashi and Paranda.

Bhoom Ashok Pawar

[edit] Colleges

College of Engineering, Osmanabad

Government College of B.A.M.S., Osmanabad
Government Polytechnic College, Osmanabad
Ramkrishna Paramhans College, Osmanabad

[edit] Neighbouring Districts

Solapur lies to the south-west, Ahmednagar to the North-west, Bid to the north , Latur to the east, and the districts of Bidar and Gulbarga in Karnataka to the south.

Divisions and Districts of Maharashtra
Amravati Division: Akola \| Amravati \| Buldhana \| Washim \| Yavatmal
Konkan Division: Mumbai \| Mumbai (Suburban) \| Raigad \| Ratnagiri \| Sindhudurg \| Thane
Aurangabad Division: Aurangabad \| Beed \| Hingoli \| Jalna \| Latur \| Nanded \| Osmanabad \| Parbhani
Nagpur Division: Bhandara \| Chandrapur \| Gadchiroli \| Gondia \| Nagpur \| Wardha
Nashik Division: Ahmednagar \| Dhule \| Jalgaon \| Nandurbar \| Nashik
Pune Division: Kolhapur \| Pune \| Sangli \| Satara \| Solapur

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