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___MASK99___ (; spelt " Poona " during British rule ) is the the second largest city in the ___MASK11___ state ___MASK47___ Maharashtra and the ninth most populous city in the country . Situated above sea level on the Deccan plateau on the right bank ___MASK47___ the Mutha river , ___MASK99___ is the administrative headquarters ___MASK47___ ___MASK99___ district and was once the centre ___MASK47___ power ___MASK47___ the Maratha Empire established by Shivaji Maharaj . In the 18th century , ___MASK99___ was the political centre ___MASK47___ the ___MASK11___ subcontinent , as the seat ___MASK47___ the Peshwas who were the prime ministers ___MASK47___ the Maratha Empire . ___MASK71___ is the ___MASK55___ headquarters ___MASK47___ ___MASK19___ in the state ___MASK47___ Karnataka , India . It was merged with the city ___MASK47___ Hubballi in 1961 to form the twin cities ___MASK47___ Hubballi - ___MASK71___ . It covers an area ___MASK47___ 200 . 23 km² and is located 425 km northwest ___MASK47___ Bengaluru , on NH - 48 , between Bengaluru and Pune . ___MASK34___ ( IPA :) is a state in south western region ___MASK47___ India . It was formed on 1 November 1956 , with the passage ___MASK47___ the States Reorganisation Act . Originally known as the State ___MASK47___ Mysore , it was renamed " ___MASK34___ " in 1973 . The capital and largest city is Bangalore ( Bengaluru ). ___MASK34___ is bordered by the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea to the west , ___MASK17___ to the northwest , Maharashtra to the north , Telangana to the northeast , Andhra Pradesh to the east , Tamil Nadu to the southeast , and Kerala to the southwest . The state covers an area ___MASK47___ , or 5 . 83 percent ___MASK47___ the total geographical area ___MASK47___ India . It is the seventh largest Indian state by area . With 61 , 130 , 704 inhabitants at the 2011 census , ___MASK34___ is the eighth largest state by population , comprising 30 districts . Kannada , one ___MASK47___ the classical languages ___MASK47___ India , is the most widely spoken and official language ___MASK47___ the state . ___MASK19___ is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India . Dharwad is the cultural headquarters of North Karnataka . ___MASK22___ , officially the Republic ___MASK47___ ___MASK22___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay ___MASK47___ Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK85___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK22___ is in the vicinity ___MASK47___ Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK22___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Hubli officially known as Hubballi is the second largest city in ___MASK34___ . It is one ___MASK47___ the fastest growing agglomerating city in the state ___MASK47___ ___MASK34___ , India . The name Hubballi literally means `` Flowering creeper '' in Kannada . The twin cities ___MASK47___ Hubli and Dharwad , collectively referred to as `` Hubli - Dharwad '' , is the largest city in ___MASK34___ after Bengaluru . While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters , the city ___MASK47___ Hubli , situated about 20 km south - east ___MASK47___ Dharwad , is the commercial center and business hub ___MASK47___ North ___MASK34___ region . Crops including cotton , chilly and peanuts are grown aplenty in the surrounding rural agricultural areas , and Hubli is a major trading center for these commodities . It is also an important city for the Indian Railways , as it is the headquarters for South Western Railway Zone and the Hubli Railway Division . Hubli is a major railway junction in North ___MASK34___ . It is also the headquarters ___MASK47___ North Western ___MASK34___ Road Transport Corporation . Hubli also houses the largest number ___MASK47___ government offices outside Bangalore . The twin cities ___MASK47___ Hubli and Dharwad have been selected as two ___MASK47___ the hundred Indian cities to be developed as smart cities under PM Narendra Modi ' s flagship Smart Cities Mission .