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Chhattisgarh (, , literally 'Thirty-Six Forts'), is a state in central India. It is the 10th largest state in India, with an area of . With a population of 25.5 million, Chhattisgarh is the 16th most-populated state of the nation. It is a source of electricity and steel for India, accounting for 15% of the total steel produced in the country. Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India. The state was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh.〔http://cgfinance.nic.in/Rules%20&%20Act/Reorganisation%20Act-2000/Reorganisation%20Act,2000(English).PDF〕〔(Chhattisgarh profile- Know all you want to know about state )〕 Raipur was made its capital city. Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Maharashtra in the southwest, Andhra Pradesh (East Godavari District) in the south,〔https://www.google.com/maps?q=andhra+pradesh+state+map&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.&bvm=bv.108194040,d.cGU&biw=976&bih=674&dpr=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ7d-60abJAhUHyWMKHRwhDuMQ_AUIBigB〕 Telangana (which includes eastern parts of old Bhadrachalam constituency which was part of East Godavari District prior to 1956 and later added to Khammam district and most of which was retained by Telangana after Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation in 2014) in the south, Odisha in the east, Jharkhand in the northeast and Uttar Pradesh in the north. Currently the state comprises 27 districts. ==Etymology== There are several opinions as to the origin of the name ''Chhattisgarh'', which in ancient times formed part of Dakshina Kausala (South Kosala). "Chhattisgarh" was popularized later during the time of the Maratha Empire and was first used in an official document in 1795. It is claimed that Chhattisgarh takes its name from the 36 ancient forts in the area〔 (''chhattis''—thirty-six" and ''garh''—fort). The old state had 36 demesnes (feudal territories): Ratanpur, Vijaypur, Kharound, Maro, Kautgarh, Nawagarh, Sondhi, Aukhar, Padarbhatta, Semriya, Champa, Lafa, Chhuri, Kenda, Matin, Aparora, Pendra, Kurkuti-kandri, Raipur, Patan, Simaga, Singarpur, Lavan, Omera, Durg, Saradha, Sirasa, Menhadi, Khallari, Sirpur, Figeswar, Rajim, Singhangarh, Suvarmar, Tenganagarh and Akaltara.〔Dr. Bhagvan Singh Verma, ''Chhattisgarh ka Itihas'' (A History of Chhattisgarh – in Hindi), Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy, Bhopal (M.P.), 4th edition (2003), p.7〕 However, experts do not agree with this explanation, as 36 forts cannot be archaeologically identified in this region. Another view, more popular with experts and historians, is that Chhattisgarh is the corrupted form of ''Chedisgarh'' which means ''Raj'' or "Empire of the Chedis".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chhattisgarh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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