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Bal Thackeray in 1988 proposed the city to be renamed as Sambhajinagar. The local governing body i.e., City Corporation passed a resolution on name change in 1995. [35] On 29 June 2022, the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra cabinet approved the renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar, after Sambhaji Bhosale, second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. [36]
Aurangabad district (Marathi pronunciation: [əu̯ɾəŋɡaːbaːd̪]), [3] officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, [4] [5] [6] is one of the 36 districts of the state of Maharashtra in western India. It borders the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south.
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (officially, Chhatrapati Sambhajingar Municipal Corporation [2]) is the governing body of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police.
Hinduism is the majority religion in Aurangabad Division, with Islam and Buddhism being significant minorities. In urban areas of Aurangabad Division, the Muslim population exceeds 25%, notably in cities such as Aurangabad itself, where it stands at around 30%.
Daulatabad Fort, originally Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra, India.It was the capital of the Yadavas (9th century – 14th century CE), for a brief time the capital of the Delhi Sultanate (1327–1334), and later a secondary capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1499–1636).
2009 Maharashtra state assembly elections: Aurangabad Central [5]; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent: Pradeep Jaiswal: 49,965 : 36.76 : NCP: Sayyad Abdul Kadeer Ameer 41,583
Aurangabad railway station (code AWB) is a railway station located on the Kacheguda–Manmad section which mainly services Aurangabad City.This railway station comes under the Nanded division of the South Central Railway zone and has rail connectivity with major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Bhopal, Secunderabad, Nanded, Nizamabad, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Surat ...
Aurangabad Airport (IATA: IXU, ICAO: VAAU) is a domestic airport and a seasonal international airport serving the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.It is located at Chikalthana, about 5.5 km east of the city centre and 11 km from Aurangabad Railway Station, along the Aurangabad–Nagpur State Highway.