What is List of districts of Maharashtra?
The '''[[States and Territories of India|Indian State]] of [[Maharashtra]]''' came into existence on 1 May, 1960. It is also known as [[Maharashtra Day]], It has 36 Districts,as of now.Initially with 26 districts. 10 new districts have been created since then, and currently the number of districts in the state is 36. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions (Prashaskiy Vibhag) shown below. <!-- copied from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally. Maharashtra is home to the Marathi people, the predominant ethno-linguistic group, who speak the Marathi language, the official language of the state. The state is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts, with the state capital being Mumbai, the most populous urban area in India, and Nagpur serving as the winter capital, which also hosts the winter session of the state legislature.[10] Godavari and Krishna are the two major rivers in the state. Forests cover 16.47 per cent of the state's geographical area. Out of the total cultivable land in the state, about 60 per cent is used for grain crops in the Deccan region, rice in coastal Konkan, and other high rainfall areas. --> ==Regions and divisions== Maharashtra is divided into '''36 [[List of Indian districts|districts]]''', which are grouped into six divisions.<ref>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/mahInfo/ List of districts and divisions]</ref> [[File:Maharashtra Divisions Eng.svg|right|425px|thumb|Districts and divisions of Maharashtra (without Palghar district)]] ===Regions=== Geographically, historically, and according to political sentiments, Maharashtra has five main regions''':''' * '''[[Vidarbha]]''' - ''([[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]] and [[Amravati Division|Amravati]] divisions)'' - ([[Central Provinces and Berar|Old Berar Region]]) * '''[[Marathwada]]''' - ''([[CHATRAPATI SAMBHAJI MAHARAJ NAGAR Division]])'' * '''[[Khandesh| Khandesh and Northern Maharashtra Region]]''