Maharashtra is India`s third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. The Cities of Maharashtra, have a very significant history as they were important centers of the Maratha empire, before the three Anglo-Maratha wars between 1777 and 1818, after which the British established themselves in these cities. Many rivers like the Godavari and the Krishna wash the cities. The Western Ghats, which embraces a large number of cities, forms one of the three watersheds of India. The main inhabitants of the Cities of Maharashtra are the Marathis.

The main Cities of Maharashtra are Mumbai (the capital city and home to Bollywood), Pune, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur and Amravati, Beed, Ulhasnagar, Virar, Bhiwandi, Dombivili. Etc. Other important cities are