Sangli
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Place details
- Locality
- Sangli
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 601,214
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sangli
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sangli
- Settlement.founder
- Patwardhan Dynasty
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC)
- Settlement.leader_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- सांगली
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Sangli State
- Official language
- Marathi
- Population
- +436639
- Area
- +118.18
- Elevation
- +549
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Sangli district
- Image
- Willingdon College, Sangli.jpg
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- Educational institutes
- Architecture
- Climate
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- Social Reformers/ Freedom fighters
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thumb|Ganapati Temple, Heart of Sangli City
Sangli (ISO: Sāṁgalī; ) is a city and the headquarters of the Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being India's and Asia's largest hub for the production and global trade of this spice. Sangli is situated on the banks of the river Krishna and houses many sugar factories. A significant city in South-Western India, it lies 376 km from Mumbai, 230 km from Pune and 638 km from Bengaluru. The city is a significant healthcare hub, along with its twin city, Miraj. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad combined has more than 1,000 hospitals and clinics, making it one of India's largest emerging medical hubs and an emerging international hub for treatment of patients, especially from west Asia (Gulf region). Sangli is also known for its grapes, raisins, jaggery and large number of sugar factories, with the district having more than 30 sugar factories. Sangli has the largest sugar factory in Asia and the most number of sugar factories in India. Sangli region boasts of the largest raisin market in Asia. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad municipal corporation (SMKMC) along with its Urban Agglomeration consists of the satellite towns of Madhavnagar & Budhgaon, which is the 93rd biggest in India.