Sangli (ind)

Sangli

Sangli ranks 10,053rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eaubonne, Polish People's Republic, and Cowgate. Memorable people born in Sangli include Asha Bhosle, and Bhagyashree. Sangli has been the birth place of many singers, and actors. Sangli is located in India.

Sangli is a city and the headquarters of the Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being India's and Asia's largest hub for production and global trade of this spice. Sangli is situated on the banks of the river Krishna and houses many sugar factories. A significant city in South-Western India, it lies 376 km from Mumbai, 230 km from Pune and 638 km from Bangalore. The city is a significant healthcare hub, along with its twin city, Miraj. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad combined has more than 1,000 hospitals and clinics, making it one of India's largest emerging medical hubs and an emerging international hub for treatment of patients, especially from west Asia. Sangli is also known for its grapes, raisins, jaggery and large number of sugar factories, with the district having more than 30 sugar factories. Sangli has the largest sugar factory in Asia and the most number of sugar factories in India. Sangli region boasts of the largest raisin market in Asia. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad municipal corporation (SMKMC) along with its Urban Agglomeration consists of the satellite towns of Madhavnagar & Budhgaon, which is the 93rd biggest in India. Read more on Wikipedia