Talukas in Kolhapur District | Kolhapur City Map | Maharashtra Villages

Talukas in Kolhapur District | Kolhapur City Map | Maharashtra Villages

Kolhapur, also spelled Colapore, is a city in the Panchganga River Basin in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Talukas in Kolhapur District, Kolhapur City Map. It is the district headquarters of Kolhapur district. Kolhapur comes under the administration of Pune division. Prior to Indian Independence, Kolhapur was a nineteen gun salute, princely state ruled by the Bhosale Chhatrapati (Bhosale royal clan) of the Maratha Empire.

The state of Kolhapur was established by Tarabai in 1707 because of the succession dispute over the Maratha kingship. The state was annexed by the British in the 19th century. After India's independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Kolhapur acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947 and merged with Bombay State on 1 March 1949. Kolhapur is sometimes found to be spelled as Colapore.

Kolhapur is an inland city located in south-west Maharashtra state, 228 km south of Pune, 615 km north-west of Bengaluru and 530 km west of Hyderabad. Within Maharashtra, Kolhapur's nearest cities and towns are Ichalkaranji (27 km), Kagal (21 km), Sangli (49 km), Satara (115 km), and Miraj (50 km),Gadhinglaj(90 km). Kolhapur has an elevation of 569 metres (1867 ft). It lies in the Sahayadri mountains in the Western Ghats.[8] chandgad is the coolest place in the kolhapur district (citation needed). Tambraparni river dam is the spectaculus place near Umgaon village.

[Source- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolhapur ]

List of Talukas in Kolhapur

1. Ajara  

2.  Bhudargad 

3.  Chandgad

4.  Gadhinglaj

5.  Gagan Bavada

6.  Hatkanangale

7.  Ichalkaranji

8.  Kagal

9.  Karveer

10.Kolhapur

11.Panhala

12.Radhanagari

13.Shahuwadi

14.Shirol