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<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Maharashtra was formed in 1960 when the Marathi and Gujarati linguistic areas of the former Bombay state were separated. Bombay (Mumbai) city is the capital of the state.<\/p>\n The modern state of Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the West, Gujrat and the Union Territory of Dadara Nagar haveli to the North West,Madhya Pradesh to the North & North East, Chhattisgarh to the East, Karnataka to the South, Andhra Pradesh to the South East and Goa to the South West.<\/p>\n Predominantly consisting of two major relief divisions, namely the Deccan Tableland and Konkan (coastal) strip, Maharashtra covers an area of 307,713 km2.<\/p>\n The Gateway to India\u2014 that\u2019s Maharashtra with Mumbai- one of the finest ports of the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nIntroduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n