Back لاتور ARZ لاتور AZB लातूर Bihari লাতুর Bengali/Bangla লাতুর BPY Latur (kapital sa subdistrito) CEB Látúr Czech Latur German Latur Esperanto Latur Spanish
Latur | |
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City | |
 Marathwada Martyr Monument (Marathwada Hutatma Smarak), located in the city | |
| Nickname: Adishru | |
  Latur Location in Maharashtra, India  Latur Latur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′N 76°34′E / 18.40°N 76.56°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Marathwada |
| Division | Aurangabad |
| District | Latur |
| Settled | Possibly 7th century AD |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Latur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Vacant for now |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Aman Mittal |
| • MLAs |
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| • Member of Parliament | Dr. Shivajiao Kalge (INC) |
| Area | |
| • City | 32.56 km2 (12.57 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th (Maharashtra) 120th (India) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 396,955[1] |
| • Metro | 500,000 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
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| Telephone code | 91-02382 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-24 |
| Sex ratio | 923.54 ♀/1000 ♂ |
| Literacy | 96.76 |
| Distance from Mumbai | 487 kilometres (303 mi) E (land) |
| Distance from Hyderabad | 280 kilometres (170 mi) NW (land) |
| Distance from Aurangabad | 294 kilometres (183 mi) SE (land) |
| Climate | BSh (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 860.9 mm |
| Avg. summer temperature | 41 °C (106 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 13 °C (55 °F) |
Latur[4] is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region. It is the administrative headquarters of Latur district and Latur Taluka. The city is a tourist hub surrounded by many historical monuments, including Udgir Fort and Kharosa Caves. The people in Latur are called Laturkar. The most spoken language in Latur is Marathi. The city's quality of education attracts students from all over Maharashtra. It is a drought prone area with acute water shortage in its city and rural areas. The economy is agriculture intensive, but in recent years is also dependent on Educational sector & its allied activities. Industrial development is minimal in the district. Latur is 43 kilometers from the epicenter of the devastating 1993 Latur earthquake.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Censusindia 2011 Latur Citywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Gazetteers Department - Latur" (in Marathi). Government of Maharashtra. 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Home". mclatur.org.
- ^ "लातूर जिल्हा | Latur District Website | India". Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Killari to Latur". Killari to Latur. Retrieved 18 March 2022.