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Encyclopedia > Satara District

Satara District is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 2,808,994 of which 14.17% were urban (as of 2001). [1] Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Koyananagar, Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani. Pune bounds it to the north, Solapur the east, Sangli to the south, and Ratnagiri to the west. , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... For the moth genus, see Satara (moth). ... WAI may stand for: Otaku Web Accessibility Initiative Wai (倭) is the Cantonese pronunciation of an ancient name of Japan, transcribed as Wei from Mandarin Chinese, and Wa from Japanese. ... Karad is a town in Satara district of western Maharashtra. ... Koregaon is a tehsil in Satara subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... On the outskirts of Mahabaleshwar, towards Panchgani. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... , Pune (IPA: , Marathi: पुणे) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... , Solapur (Marathi: ))(Kannada: )), is a city and a municipal corporation in south eastern Maharashtra, India near the Karnataka border and is the administrative headquarters of Solapur District. ... The twin cities of Sangli and Miraj are located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, nearly 400 kilometers southeast of Mumbai. ... , Ratnagiri (Marathi:रत्नागिरी) is a city in India, located in the southwestern part of Maharashtra State on the Arabian Sea coast, in the Ratnagiri district. ...


The Sahyadri range, or main range of the Western Ghats, runs north and south along the western edge of the district, separating it from Ratnagiri district. The Mahadeo range starts about 10 m. north of Mahabaleshwar and stretches east and south-east across the whole of the district. The Mahadeo hills are bold, presenting bare scarps of black rock like fortresses. The Satara district is part of two main watersheds. The Bhima River watershed, which is a tributary of the Krishna, includes the north and northeast of the district, north of the Mahadeo hills. The rest of the district is drained by the upper Krishna and its tributaries. The hill forests have a large store of timber and firewood. The whole of Satara district falls within the Deccan Traps area; the hills consist of trap intersected by strata of basalt and topped with laterite, while, of the different soils on the plains, the commonest is the black loamy clay containing carbonate of lime. This soil, when well watered, is capable of yielding heavy crops. Satara contains some important irrigation works, including the Krishna canal. In some of the western parts of the district the average annual rainfall exceeds 5 m.; but on the eastern side water is scanty, the rainfall varying from 1 m in Satara town to less than 30 cm in some places farther east. The district is traversed from north to south by a railway line, which passes 15 km east Satara town. The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ... The Bhima River is a river in western India. ... The Deccan Traps is a large igneous province located in west-central India and is one of the largest volcanic features on Earth. ... For the cities, see Basalt, Colorado and Basalt, Idaho. ... Cutting of laterite brickstones, Angadipuram, India Laterite is a surface formation in tropical areas which is enriched in iron and aluminium and develops by intensive and long lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock. ...


Sahyadri Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd,Yeshwantnagar is on of Biggest sugar plant in maharashtra (7500 TCD) is located near shirwade railway station in karad taluka.


The Mandher Devi temple in Mandhradevi, near Wai, is the Kalubai temple. Located on a hill 4,650 feet above sea level, the temple, some 20 km from Satara, overlooks the picturesque Purandhar fort. Devotees attribute miraculous properties to a grove around the shrine. Lore has it that the temple is more than 400 years old and was built during Shivaji's Maratha rule. However, no definite date on the temple's construction is available. It was the scene of a tragic stampede on 25 January 2005. Mandher Devi temple is the Kalubai temple in Mandhradevi near Wai (Satara District, Maharashtra, India). ... Purandhar (or Purandar) is a taluka of the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Talukas in Satara District

Satara
Phaltan
Wai
Khandala
Mahabaleshwar
Jawali
Koregaon
Man
Karad
Patan
khatav WAI may stand for: Otaku Web Accessibility Initiative Wai (倭) is the Cantonese pronunciation of an ancient name of Japan, transcribed as Wei from Mandarin Chinese, and Wa from Japanese. ... On the outskirts of Mahabaleshwar, towards Panchgani. ... Photograph of a nude man by Wilhelm von Gloeden, ca. ... Karad is a town in Satara district of western Maharashtra. ... Khatav is a taluka in Phaltan subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ...


Education and Training Institutes

The Sainik School in Satara is one of the oldest residential school preparing boys for military career. There are also institutes run by the Rayat_Shikshan_Samstha It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sainik School Kazhakootam. ...


External links

  • Welcome to Satara
  • History
  • Map of Maharashtra.
  • Satara District Main Roads and Railways
  • Physical Map of Satara District

, Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

Further reading

  • Malik, S.C. Stone Age Industries of the Bombay & Satara Districts, M. Sayajirao University Baroda 1959.
  • Selections from the Historical Records of the Hereditary Minister of Baroda. Consisting of letters from Bombay, Baroda, Poona and Satara Governments. Collected by B.A. Gupte. Calcutta 1922.
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State of Maharashtra
Topics History - Geography - Economy - Tourism - Marathi people
Marathi language - Marathi literature - Marathi cinema - Maharashtrian cuisine		 Seal of Maharashtra
Districts Ahmednagar • Akola • Amravati • Aurangabad • Beed • Bhandara • Buldana • Chandrapur • Dhule • Gadchiroli • Gondia • Hingoli • Jalgaon • Jalna • Kolhapur • Latur • Mumbai (City) • Mumbai (Suburban) • Nagpur • Nanded • Nandurbar • Nashik • Osmanabad • Parbhani • Pune • Raigad • Ratnagiri • Sangli • Satara • Sindhudurg • Solapur • Thane • Wardha • Washim • Yavatmal
Major cities Amravati • Aurangabad • Jalgaon • Kolhapur • Mumbai • Nagpur • Nashik • Pune • Solapur
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Divisions and Districts of Maharashtra
Amravati Division Akola | Amravati | Buldhana | Washim | Yavatmal
Konkan Division Mumbai | Mumbai (Suburban) | Raigad | Ratnagiri | Sindhudurg | Thane
Aurangabad Division Aurangabad | Beed | Hingoli | Jalna | Latur | Nanded | Osmanabad | Parbhani
Nagpur Division Bhandara | Chandrapur | Gadchiroli | Gondia | Nagpur | Wardha
Nashik Division Ahmednagar | Dhule | Jalgaon | Nandurbar | Nashik
Pune Division Kolhapur | Pune | Sangli | Satara | Solapur


 

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