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Kolhapur

Southern Asia

Kolhapur is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra, a historically and culturally significant urban center known as Dakshin Kashi, or the Kashi of the South, for its spiritual heritage and its ancient Mahalaxmi shrine, also known as Ambabai. It is renowned for the handcrafted leather sandals called Kolhapuri chappal, which received geographical indication status in 2019; before India's independence in 1947 it was a princely state under the Bhosale Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy, and today it is an important hub for the Marathi film industry. At the 2011 census the city had a population of 561,489, rising to 985,736 across its metropolitan area, ranking 80th in India and 11th in Maharashtra.

Facts
Population
549,236 1
Area (sq km)
66.82 1
Founding Year
904 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
569 1
Latitude
16.69167 degrees north 1
Longitude
74.23333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 4
Sources
1. Kolhapur, Wikipedia
  • Demographics, population
    the population of Kolhapur city is 549,236
  • Demographics, population year
    the population of Kolhapur city is 549,236
  • Infobox, area
    City: 66.82 km2 (25.80 sq mi)
  • Geography, elevation
    It lies in the Sahayadri mountains in the Western Ghats at an elevation of 569 m (1,867 ft).
  • Infobox, coordinates, latitude
    16°41′30″N 74°14′00″E / 16.69167°N 74.23333°E
  • Infobox, coordinates, longitude
    16°41′30″N 74°14′00″E / 16.69167°N 74.23333°E
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'established_date/founded' = '904 CE'
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Maharashtra; continent follows from the atlas record for Maharashtra
    banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra
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2. GeoNames: Kolhāpur - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 559 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.75, 74.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.75, 74.25
16.75 74.25 Aw
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4. GeoNames: Kolhāpur - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1266285
Quote, cities500 record 1266285
16.69563 74.23167 P PPL IN 16 530 4287 549236 559 Asia/Kolkata
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Wikidata: Kolhapur
Wikidata Q209698, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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