Latur is a city in Maharashtra state, India, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region.
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20 Facts About Latur
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Latur is 43 kilometers from the epicenter of the devastating 1993 Latur earthquake.
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Latur has an ancient history, which probably dates to the Rashtrakuta period.
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Latur is situated 636 metres above mean sea level, on the Balaghat plateau, near the Maharashtra–Karnataka state boundary.
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Latur has an earlier Municipal Council, which was established in 1952.
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Latur served twice as Chief Minister of Maharashtra state, and twice as Union cabinet minister.
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Latur has developed into an educational hub for secondary, higher secondary, and university education.
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Students of junior colleges in Latur have a good record in taking competitive engineering and medical entrance exams.
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Bidve Engineering College, Latur, founded in 1983, is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Marathwada.
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Rajarshi Shahu College, Latur, is a reputed college for undergraduate as well as post graduate education.
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Latur is home to a branch of the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, along with an exam centre, Information Technology training lab, reading room, and a library for Chartered Accountants as well as for students.
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Till 1990, Latur languished as a city, remaining an industrially backward.
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Latur got its first MIDC setup during the tenure of then Co-operative minister Keshavrao Sonavane.
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Latur got its title "Sugar Belt of India" largely due to the efforts of its cooperative political leader Keshavrao Sonawane, who was instrumental in setting up several co-operative institutions in Latur, Osmanabad, and elsewhere in Maharashtra.
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Latur is connected by roads with various major cities of Maharashtra and other states.
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Latur city has one national highway running through it, NH 361.
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Latur has been blessed with the new Marathwada Railway Coach Factory being set up at Latur.
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Latur city is situated in Marathwada region in southern part of Maharashtra.
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