Indore is the largest city in the Malwa region of Central India and the commercial capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Indore is situated on the Malwa Plateau, just south of the Satpura Range. Indore is the administrative headquarters of the Indore District and the Indore Division, and formerly served as the capital of the former princely state of Indore and the summer capital of the erstwhile state of Central India. Indore is currently the largest city in Madhya Pradesh.