Pune

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Pune (पुणे)
City of Virtue
Shaniwar Wada
Pune (पुणे)  Location of Pune (पुणे) in Maharashtra and India
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Pune
Subdistrict	Haveli taluka
Mayor	Rajlakshmi Bhosale
Population • Density • Metro	5,064,700 (2008) • 7,214 /km2 (18,684 /sq mi) • 5,695,000 (8th) (2008)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	450.69 km² (174 sq mi) • 560 m (1,837 ft)
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Website	www.pune.gov.in

Coordinates: 18.53°N 73.85°E

Pune (pronounced /ˈpuːneɪ/, Marathi: पुणे, formerly known as Poona, is the eighth largest city in India, and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai. Situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula (Marathi: मुळा) and Mutha rivers(Marathi: मुठा) ^[1], Pune is the administrative capital of Pune district and the 7th Metro city of India.

Pune is known to have existed as a town since 937 AD. Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire, lived in Pune as a boy, and later oversaw significant growth and development of the town during his reign. In 1730, Pune became an important political centre as the seat of thePeshwa, the prime minister of the Chhatrapati of Satara. After the town was annexed to British India in 1817, it served as a cantonment town and as the "monsoon capital" of the Bombay Presidency until the independence of India.

Today, Pune is known for its educational facilities, having more than a hundred educational institutes and nine universities^[2]. It also boasts a growing industrial hinterland, with manyinformation technology and automotive companies setting up factories in Pune district.

Contents  [hide] 1 Name 2 History 2.1 Early and Medieval 2.2 Maratha and Peshwa rule 2.3 British Raj 3 Geography 4 Climate 5 Transport 5.1 Road 5.2 Rail 5.3 Air 6 Civic Administration 7 Military establishments 8 Demographics 9 Economy 9.1 Automotive 9.2 Other Manufacturing 9.3 Software and Information Technology 10 Education and Research 10.1 Basic and Special Education 10.2 University Education 10.3 Research Institutes 11 Culture 11.1 Literature and Theatre 11.2 Religion 11.3 Museums, Parks and Zoos 11.4 Food 11.5 Night Life 11.6 Sister cities 12 Neighborhoods 13 Media and Communication 14 Sports and Recreation 15 References 16 External links

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