Parner
{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{About|the Parner city in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India| the taluka in Ahilyanagar district|Parner taluka}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Parner
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| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.003|N|74.438|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Ahmednagar
| subdivision_type3 = Taluka
| subdivision_name3 = Parner
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| government_type = Municipal corporation
| governing_body = Nagarpanchayat
| leader_title1 = Current MLA
| leader_name1 = Kashinath Mahadu Date
| leader_title = Nagaradhyaksh
| leader_name = Nitin Adsul
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = About 25,000
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Marathi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 414302
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 02488
| registration_plate = MH-16
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Bhalawani, Takali Dhokeshwar, Supe, Hiware Korda,Nighoj, Alkuti
| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Ahmednagar
| blank3_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Parner
| website = {{URL|maharashtra.gov.in}}
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Parner, is a historic town in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters town for Parner Taluka. Parner was named after Rishi Parashar, whose son Maharishi Ved Vyas wrote the famous epic Mahabharat also in ancient time parner has called as a PRATI KASHI because in parner there are 12 Jyotirlinga and all are eastiblished by Rishi Parshar maharaj
Geography
The town of Parner is located at coordinates 19° 0' 0" North, 74° 26' 0" East,[http://www.maplandia.com/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/parner/ Parner Map] at an altitude of about {{Convert|790|m|ft|0}}.
Notable residents
- Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (12 November 1880 – 28 November 1967), revolutionary and Indian freedom fighter, born in Parner