City Of Pune

Pune is located in Maharashtra, India and is considered the state's cultural capital. The city contains the headquarters of an administrative division officially known as the Pune division. Pune, formerly known as Poona, is the eighth largest city in India , and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai. Situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers, Pune is the administrative capital of Pune district and the 7th Metro city of India.

Origin of Name
The name Poona derives from Punya Nagari (Sanskrit, "City of Virtue"). The oldest reference to this name is on a Rashtrakuta copper plate dated to 937 AD. Current Era in which the town is referred to as Punya-Vishaya or Punak Vishaya. By the 13th century, it had come to be known as Kasbe Pune or Punavadi. Although the city's name is sometimes transcribed as Poona in English, a practice particularly common during the British Raj, the spelling "Pune" has now become standard.

Pune is also known as The Oxford of the East, due to the various educational institutions, and also sometimes referred to as The Detroit of India owing to the many manufacturing companies, particularly automobile giants, having their base within the city's metropolitan area. Companies like General Motors, Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz, Tata motors etc have manufacturing centers in Pune.

"Pune's also known as..."
Pune is referred to by various names. Some of the most popular ones are :

Nicknames Queen of the Deccan Oxford of the East Detroit of India The Automobile City Historical Names Punyanagari Punnaka Poona

"Naming Neighbourhoods"
Peth is the general name for a locality in old Pune. Businesses in many of these localities used to be open for business only once a week. Hence these localities are named according to the day they were open for business. For example,
Raviwar (Sunday) Peth, Somwar (Monday) Peth, Mangalwar (Tuesday) Peth, Budhwar Peth (Wednesday), Guruwar (Thursday) Peth, Shukrawar (Friday) Peth, and Shaniwar (Saturday) Peth. Some peths have been named after a major temple located within their boundaries. Kasba Peth is the oldest peth in Pune and is located bang in the city center. Ganesh Peth, Bhawani Peth and Ganj Peth are some other examples. Other peths have been named after certain notable people.

Sadashiv Peth : Named after Sadashiv Rao Bhau. One of the young Peshwa warriors who lost their lives in the 3rd Battle of Panipat. Nana Peth : Named after Nanasaheb Peshwa. Narayan Peth : Named after Narayanrao Peshwa. Ghorpade Peth: Named after a Maratha General from the Peshwa Dynasty. Rasta Peth : Named after Sardar Raste, who was asked to leave the then boundries of Pune city. It is now known for its Tamil population which has been living here. Navi Peth : The last peth was the Navi (New) Peth. After Navi Peth, the localities were named "Nagar". Sahakarnagar, Shikshaknagar, Vimannagar, Lokmanyanagar are some of these localities.