Sangli district

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Sangli district
District of Maharashtra
Top: Ganapati Mandir, Sangli Bottom: View of Khalati village
Location in Maharashtra
Sangli district
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Pune
Headquarters	Sangli
Talukas	Miraj Palus Tasgaon Kavathe-Mahankal Jath Khanapur Atpadi Walwa Kadegaon Shirala
Government
• Body	Sangli Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Suresh Khade (Cabinet Minister MH)
• President Z. P. Sangli	NA
• District Collector	Mr. Dr. Raja dayanidhi IAS
• CEO Z. P. Sangli	NA
• MPs	Sanjaykaka Patil (Sangli) Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane (Hatkanangle)
Area [1]
• Total	8,572 km2 (3,310 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	3,139,974
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
• Urban	31.11%
Demographics
• Literacy	82.62 %[1]
• Sex ratio	981[1]
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH-4, NH-204
Average annual precipitation	400–450 mm
Website	sangli.nic.in

Sangli district (Marathi pronunciation: [saːŋɡli]) is a district of Maharashtra state in India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. It is bordered by Satara district, Solapur district to the North, Karnataka state to the South-East, by Kolhapur district to South-West and by narrow portion on the East side to Ratnagiri district. It is present on the southern tip of Maharashtra.^[1]

The district is 31.11% urban. Sangli and Miraj are the largest cities.^{[citation needed]} The second oldest industrial township like Kirloskarwadi (Palus) is also located in Sangli district. Industrialist Laxmanrao Kirloskar started his first factory here. It is known as the sugar bowl of India due to its high sugarcane productivity. Sangli district is one of the most fertile and highly developed districts in Maharashtra. The district is very popular as a political powerhouse in the state. It has provided many politicians and bureaucrats and is often referred to as the Heaven of Farmers.^{[This paragraph needs citation(s)]}