Konkan Districts & Geography

Districts in Konkan region

Konkan is a coastal strip of land bounded by the Sahyadri hills on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. Maharashtra's Konkan area consists of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Thane districts.

Thane District

Area: 9558 Sq. Km.

Population: 8.1 Million

Climate: Hot and Humid

Rainfall: 264 cm

Rivers: Surya, Kalu, Damanganga, Pinjal, Vaitarna, Bhatsai, Tansa, Ulhas, Murbadi.

Places of interest: Vajreshwari, Ganeshpuri, Kelve beach, Akoli, Jawhar, Dahanu, Kosbad, Tansa, Vaitarna, Malshejghat, MalangGad, Shahad, Ambernath, Titwala, Mahalaxmi, Suryamal, Lonad.

Forts: Vasai, Arnala, MalangGad, Thane, Mahuli, Ghodbander.



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Raigad District

Area: 7152 Sq. Km.

Population: 2.2 Million

Climate: Hot and Humid

Rainfall: 300 cm

Rivers: Kalu, Patalganga, Amsa, Kundalika, Ghod, Ulhas, Bhogawati, Savitri, Gandhar.

Places of interest: Raigad, Mahad, Alibag, Sav, Murud Janjira, Kihim Beach, Matheran, Unhere, Mahad, Kankeshwar, Diveagar, Shivtharghal, Khadsamble, Pali, Harihareshwar, Gharapuri, Kuda, Ambivli, Thanale.

Forts: Raigad, Janjira, Alibag, Sarasgad, Karnala, Sudhagad.



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Ratnagiri District

Area: 8208 Sq. Km.

Population: 1.7 Million

Climate: Hot and Humid

Rainfall: 330 cm

Rivers: Jog, Savitri, Bav, Jagbudi, Kajoli, Muchkundi, Vashisthi, Shastri, Shuk, Sahyadri.

Places of interest: Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Harne, Guhagar, Dervan, Kelshi, Ganpatipule, pavas, Hedvi, Rajapur, Rajapur, Malgund, Parshuram, Velneshwar, Dabhol, Marleshwar.

Forts: Ratnagiri, Suvarnadurg, Jaigad, Purnagad, Mahipatgad, Vasota, Bhairavgad, Prachitgad.



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Sindhudurg District

Area: 5207 Sq. Km.

Population: 1.05 Million

Climate: Hot and Humid

Rainfall: 300 cm

Rivers: Devgad, Gad, Shuk, Achra, Terekhol, Sahyadri, Kurla, Kalna,Tilari.

Places of interest: Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg, Banda, Redi, Shiroda, Amboli, Tarkarli, Malvan, Vengurla, Saitwade, Ozhar, Kunkeshwar, Danoli, Valawal, Mangaon, Vengurla.

Forts: Sindhudurg, Vijaydurg, Rangna, Devgad, Mahadevgad.



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