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Kolhapur district
District of Maharashtra in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kolhapur.
Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: [kolʱaːpuɾ]) is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river.[1]
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Kolhapur district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Statue of Baji Prabhu Deshpande in Panhala Fort, Pohale Caves, view from Vishalgad Fort, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Kopeshwar Temple at Khidrapur,Mahalakshmi Temple in Kolhapur | |
![]() Location in Maharashtra | |
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State | Maharashtra |
Division | Pune |
Headquarters | Kolhapur |
Tehsils | 1. Gadhinglaj,
2. Karveer, 3. Bhudargad, 4. Panhala, 5. Kagal, 6. Shirol, 7. Hatkanangale, 8. Ajara, 9. Chandgad, 10. Gaganbawada, 11. Radhanagari, 12. Shahuwadi. |
Government | |
• Body | Kolhapur Zilla Parishad |
• Guardian Minister | Deepak Kesarkar (Cabinet Minister MH) |
• President Zilla Parishad |
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• District Collector |
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• CEO Zilla Parishad |
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Area | |
• Total | 7,692 km2 (2,970 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,874,015[1] |
• Urban | 32% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 82%[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH-4, NH-204 |
Average annual precipitation | 1035 mm |
Website | kolhapur |
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It is bordered by the Sangli district to the north, by Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg to the west and by Karnataka state to the east.[2]