|Base Map Label:||no| |Legislature Strength:||289 + 78| |Leader
Title 1:||Governor| |Leader Name 1:||S C Jamir| |Leader Title
2:||Chief Minister| |Leader Name 2:||Ashok Chavan| |Established
Date:||1 May 1960| |Area Total Cite:||| |Area:||307,731 sq. km|
Maharashtra (Marathi: Marathi: [[:mr:महाराष्ट्र|महाराष्ट्र]] ,
IPA ) is a state located on the western coast of India.
Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's third
largest state by area and second largest by population.
Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Gujarat
and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the
northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the
east, Karnataka to the south, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast,
and Goa to the southwest. The state covers an area of
3077310NaN0 or 9.84% of the total geographical area of India.
Mumbai, the capital city of the state, is India's largest city
and the financial capital of the nation. Marathi is the official
and most widely spoken language. In the 17t