Location in India
Madhya Pradesh literally means "Central Province", and is located in the geographic heart of India, between latitude 21°04'N-26.87°N and longitude 74°02'-82°49' E. The state straddles the Narmada River, which runs east and west between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges; these ranges and the Narmada are the traditional boundary between the north and south of India. The state is bordered on the west by Gujarat, on the northwest by Rajasthan, on the northeast by Uttar Pradesh, on the east by Chhattisgarh, and on the south by Maharashtra.
| Rajasthan | Uttar Pradesh | |||
| Gujarat | Chhattisgarh | |||
| Madhya Pradesh | ||||
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Chhattisgarh |
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