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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) 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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