Maharashtra accounts for 8.72% of India's population,
ranking 3rd among all 28 states. Its contribution to India's
GDP is 13.21%.
in India’s GDP. It has 36 District Capitals,
some most
notable ones are
Pune, Thane, and Bandra (East)
.
It contributes to India's production of 33.3% of Cotton, 0.01% of Potatoes, 0.02% of Banana, 22.8% of Sugarcane, 2.8% of Soybean, and 0.02% of Onion. It contributes to India's natural resources such as 0.1% of Uranium, 3.7% of Coal, 0.3% of Iron, and 12.8% of Mica. Famous historical and cultural landmarks of this region include Forts such as Ahmednagar Fort in Ahmednagar and Akola Fort in Akola, Famous Hindu temples like Khandoba Mandir in Beed and Nagra Temple in Gondia, Notable mosques such as Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, Historic churches such as Ecclesiastical Province of Nagpur in Nagpur, Important Buddhist temples like Chaitya Bhoomi,Global Vipassana Pagoda,Mahakali Caves, in Mumbai, Museums such as Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar in Ahmednagar.
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