About Malegaon
Malegaon is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Malegaon is the second largest city of Nashik district after Nashik city.
Malegaon is at the confluence of the Girna and Mausam rivers, at an elevation of 438 metres (1437 feet) at 18.42°N 77.53°E.
It is 280 km northeast of the state capital Mumbai. It has good connectivity with nearby cities like Nashik, Manmad, Mumbai and Dhule.
Malegaon is a major hub for cloth weaving using early 20th-century power looms. The era of power looms in Malegaon emerged after 1935. Malegaon was a traditional handloom-weaving centre in Maharashtra. Most of the preparatory work before weaving like starching the yarn, transferring it over the tubes, preparing tanabana was done by the women. Even after power looms were introduced, women continued to help the men in the weaving procedure.
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