| Jalgaon | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Other Name: | - |
| Nickname: | Banana city |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India#World |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Jalgaon in Maharashtra,India |
| Coordinates: | 21.004°N 75.568°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Khandesh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jalgaon |
| Established Date: | 1960 |
| Governing Body: | Jalgaon Municipal Corporation |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor |
| Leader Name2: | Jayshree Mahajan(Shivsena) |
| Government Type: | Municipal corporation |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 98 |
| Elevation M: | 216 |
| Population Total: | 650,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Rank: | India 93rd |
| Population Demonym: | Jalgaonkar |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Khandeshi (Ahirani)[2] |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0257 |
| Registration Plate: | MH-19 |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Literacy Rate |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 77.22% |
| Length Km: | 17.4 |
| Width Km: | 14.3 |
| Area Note: | [3] |
Jalgaon is a city in Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra in the subregion of Khandesh, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. Situated on Asian Highway 53 and 76.3 Km from 'Ajanta Caves'.
The Girna river flows from the western part of the city. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the "Banana city of India" as the region's (Jalgaon district) farmers grow approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production.[4]
Jalgaon's airport was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department.[5] The Jalgaon municipal council took over its operations in April 1997 and handed it over to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company in April 2007.[6] The Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Airports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade the existing airfield in July 2009.[7] Pratibha Patil, then president of India, laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport in June 2010.[8] Jalgaon offers flights to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolhapur, Nashik and Nanded operated by Trujet airlines.[9] In March 2024, Fly91 restarted commercial operations in the airport, by starting new flights to Goa, Hyderabad, Pune and Alliance Air started new flights to Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
The city is served by the Jalgaon Junction railway station. The railway connects the city to major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Panvel, Chennai, Agra, and Lucknow.[10]
North Maharashtra University is located 8 km away from thecity's center. Prominent under/post-graduate colleges in thecity are Mooljee Jetha College and Nutan Maratha College.
Jalgaon has two medical colleges, Government Medical College and Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon.[11] and the Government Ayurved College, Jalgaon providing the knowledge of Ayurveda. [12]
Jalgaon has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) owing to the rain shadow of the Western Ghats. There are three seasons in Jalgaon: the sweltering and arid "hot" season from March to mid-June, the warm and "wet" under the monsoon from mid-June to September, and the dry "cool" season from October to February. In Jalgaon District, the average annual rainfall is around 690 mm and the temperature can range from 10 to 48 degrees Celsius, making it a diverse climate with scorching summers of up to 45 degrees Celsius.[13]
Gandhi Teerth is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Jalgaoncity. It is a research institution and museum based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. It was established on 25 March 2012 by the Gandhi Research Foundation.[14]
Guru Purnima festival at Maharishi Krishna Dvaipayana Vedvysa Temple in Yawal is also a popular pilgrimage destination. It is visited by pilgrims from within Jalgaon and neighboring states like Madhya Pradesh. The temple is located at the confluence of the river Hadkhai-Khadkai also known previously as River Harita and Sarita. Vyasa was invited by the sage Lomasha to perform a sacrifice for the Pandavas after their incognito exile. It is one of the main three temples of Vyasa, the others being Vyas Chatti, Badrinath and Vyas Kashi Temple.[15]
Other ancient pilgrim places and tourist destination include,
As per Indian government census 2011, the population was 4,60,228 out of this 240590 were males and 219638 were females.