Nagpur, city, central India, in Maharashtra State, capital of Nagpur District, on the Deccan Plateau, on the Nag River. It lies along the Nag River and is situated almost at the geographic centre of India. The present city was founded in the early 18th century by Bakht Buland, a Gond raja.

Nagpur is also noted for handwoven silk and cotton textiles.Nagpur is dominated by the British fort built on the twin hills of Sitabuldi, in the centre of the city. It manufacturing cotton textiles and textile machinery, dyes, and wood paper.

Population (1991) city, 1,622,225; metropolitan area, 1,661,409.

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