The district of Dhule lies in the upper Tapi basin in the north west corner of Maharashtra State. The district is separated from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh States by Satpudas and from the Deccan by Satmala hill range and Sahyadri mountains stretching out in east direction.
Dhule is a district administrative center .The cotton textile mill at Dhule is the large scale industry in the district. Climate of the District is Hot and Dry.
It is located at the crossing of Three National Highways namely NH-6 (Surat - Nagpur) , NH-3 ( Mumbai - Agra ) and NH-211 (Dhule - Solapur). Dhule city is the Headquarter of District Dhule and is located about 340 Kms NE of Mumbai while 350 Kms North of Pune. District is bounded by district Nandurbar in the North-West , District Nashik in south and District Jalgaon in East.
