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Pune ( IPA: [puɳe] English pronunciation: / ˈ p uː n ə / ;) ( Marathi : पुणे) is the ninth-most populous city in India and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after the state capital city of Mumbai . Pune is also the 101st largest city in the world, by population.
It is situated 560 metres (1,837 feet) above sea level on the Deccan plateau , on the right bank of the Mutha river . Pune city is the administrative headquarters of Pune district and was once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire established by Shivaji Maharaj.
In the 18th century, Pune became the political centre of the Indian subcontinent , as the seat of Peshwas who were the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire.