'''Nāgpurనాగపూర్''' {{audio|Nagpur.ogg|pronunciation}} ([[Marathiమరాఠీ]]: नागपुर) isమధ్య theభారతదేశంలో largestఅతిపెద్ద్ cityనగరం inమరియు centralమహారాష్ట్ర Indiaరెండవ (2001 Census) and the second capital of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]రాజధాని.<ref name="Nagpur as Maha's Winter Capital, headquarters of RSS/"> {{cite web |url=http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20060602-124424-3870r|title="Analysis: India terror attack aimed at sowing anarchy"|publisher=World Peace Herald|accessdate=2006-06}}</ref>. Itఇది isనాగపూర్ headquarterజిల్లా ofప్రధాన [[Nagpur district]] and [[Nagpur division]]పట్టణం. Nagpur[[Urbanఇది area|UA]] populationఇంచుమించుగా 2,420,000;isజనాభాతో 13<sup>th</sup>భారతదేశంలో largest13వ urbanఅతిపెద్ద conglomeration in Indiaనగరం.<ref name="Largest urban areas in India"> {{cite web |url=http://www.citymayors.com/gratis/indian_cities.html|title="Some 108 million people live in India's largest cities"|publisher=City Mayors|accessdate=2006-06}}</ref> andమరియు 114<sup>th</sup>ప్రపంచంలో largest114వ cityఅతిపెద్ద నగరం.<ref name="Estimated Population of Nagpur urban area in 2006, Nagpur 114th largest city in world in 2006/"> {{cite web |url=http://www.citymayors.com/features/largest_cities_2.html|title="The world's largest cities"|publisher=City Mayors|accessdate=2006-06-26}}</ref> inworld.మహారాష్ట్ర Itశాసనసభ ranksవర్షాకాలం asసమావేశాలు 143<sup>rd</sup>నాగపూర్ largest urban area in world in terms ofలో populationజరుగుతాయి.<refname="Nagpurఈ planet'sరాష్ట్రానికి 143rdతూర్పు largestప్రాంతంలోని urbanవిదర్భకు area in 2006"> {{cite web |url=http://wwwకేంద్రస్థానం.citymayors.com/statistics/urban_2006_2.html|title="Theworld’sభౌగోళికంగా largestనాగపూర్ citiesభారతదేశానికి and urban areas in 2006"|publisher=City Mayors|accessdate=2006-06-26}}</ref> It is the seat of annual winter session of [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]]. The city is the commercial and political center of the state's eastern [[Vidarbha]] region. Nagpur lies in central India with Zero mile marker, (indicating the geographical center of India)కేంద్ర locatedస్థానంలో hereఉన్నది.<ref name="Zero Mile in Nagpur"> {{cite web |url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/marathi/mahInfo/nagpur.php|title=Nagpur|publisher= Maharashtra Government|accessdate=2006-06}}</ref> City was founded by [[Gond people]] but later became part of [[Maratha Empire]] under the [[Bhonsles]]. [[British East India Company]] took over the city in 19th century and made it the capital of [[Central Provinces and Berar]]. After first state reorganization, it lost the capital status but was made second capital of [[Maharashtra]]. Nagpur is an important location for [[Dalit Buddhist movement]] and [[Hindu nationalist]] organizations like [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] and [[VHP]]. Nagpur is strategically important as it is situated at the cross-roads of India's [[National Highway 7 (India)|North-South]] and [[National Highway 6 ( India )|East-West]] routes by road, rail and air.
నాగపూర్ మొదటిగా గోడులచే స్థాపించబడినా తరువాత కాలంలో మరాఠా సామ్రాజ్యంలో భాగంగా భోంస్లేలచే పాలించబడినది. 19వ శతాబ్దంలో బ్రిటిష్ ఈస్ట్ ఇండియా కంపెనీ దీనిని సెంట్రల్ ప్రావిన్స్ మరియు బేరార్ కు కేంద్రంగా చేసుకున్నది. After first state reorganization, it lost the capital status but was made second capital of [[Maharashtra]]. Nagpur is an important location for [[Dalit Buddhist movement]] and [[Hindu nationalist]] organizations like [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] and [[VHP]]. Nagpur is strategically important as it is situated at the cross-roads of India's [[National Highway 7 (India)|North-South]] and [[National Highway 6 ( India )|East-West]] routes by road, rail and air.
