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{{Short description|Human settlement in Maharashtra, India}}
{{about|the taluka|City|Latur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
'''Latur Taluka''' is an administrative subdivision ([[taluka]]) of [[Latur District]] in [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Blocks of Latur, Maharashtra |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India |url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewAdminLocations.asp?selstate=481&parenttype=D&ptype=B |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113235525/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewAdminLocations.asp?selstate=481&parenttype=D&ptype=B |archivedate=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Latur Taluka is in the western part of Latur District, with [[Renapur Taluka]] to the north, [[Chakur Taluka]] and [[Shirur Anantpal Taluka]] to the east, [[Ausa Taluka]] to the south, [[Osmanabad District]] to the southwest and west, and [[Beed District]] to the northwest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Geographical boundaries of the Tahsils within the district (map)|publisher=Latur District|url=http://latur.nic.in/images/laturtahsil.jpg|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317073339/http://latur.nic.in/images/laturtahsil.jpg|archivedate=17 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The main river in the taluka is the [[Manjara River]], together with its tributary the Tawarja, which originates near [[Murud, Latur|Murud]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Profile|publisher=Latur District|url=http://latur.nic.in/html/distprofile.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326022359/http://latur.nic.in/html/distprofile.htm|archivedate=26 March 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=28 April 2013}}</ref>

In the 2011 census, there were 109 [[panchayat village]]s in Latur Taluka.<ref name="NPD-Latur-Latur">{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Latrur, Latur, Maharashtra|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4436&parenttype=B&ptype=V|access-date=28 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428195021/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4436&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archive-date=28 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]] and [[Latur Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur Rural]] constituencies of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (''Vidhan Sabha'') are located in Latur Taluka. The Latur Rural Constituency also covers other talukas.

==Points of interest in taluka==
In the village of Mahapur, about 8 km from the town of [[Latur]], there is the Ashram of Namanand Maharaj. Also next to Mahapur is a small island in the Manjara River with an ancient temple of [[Dattatreya]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Places of Cultural and Tourist Interest|publisher=Latur District|url=http://latur.nic.in/html/places_m.htm|access-date=28 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428205802/http://latur.nic.in/html/places_m.htm|archive-date=28 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Tourism in Marathwada]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{Cite web|title=Census of India 2011, Tahsil Profil: District Latur: Tahsil Latur|publisher=Latur District|url=http://latur.nic.in/html/Census2011/Lat_Tah_Prof.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428193358/http://latur.nic.in/html/Census2011/Lat_Tah_Prof.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-28}}

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[[Category:Talukas in Latur]]

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