Geography
Satara is located at 17°41′N 73°59′E / 17.68°N 73.98°E / 17.68; 73.98. It has an average elevation of 742 metres (2434 feet).
Satara is located in the western part of Maharashtra. Satara district is bounded by Pune district to the north, Solapur district to the east, Sangli district to the south and Ratnagiri district to the west. Raigad district lies to its north-west. Satara District has an area of 10,480 km², and a population of 2,796,906 (2001).
The Sahyadri range, separates the district from Ratnagiri on the western side The black rock Mahadeo range starts about 10 m north of Mahabaleshwar and stretches east and south-east across the whole of the district
The main rivers of Satara district are Koyna and Krishna. The Krishna is one of the three largest sacred rivers of southern India. Approximately 172 km of the river course falls inside the district. The Krishna river begins on the eastern brow of the Mahabaleshwar plateau and the source is about 4500 ft. above sea level. Kudali, Urmodi, Venna and Tarali are small feeder rivers (tributaries) of Krishna. Koyna is the largest tributary of the Krishna in the district. These two rivers met each other in Karad. There is formed a famous place called "Pritisangam" . Neera and Manganga rivers are the two representative of the Bhima drainage in the north and north-eastern parts of the district respectively. Saigaon is one of the Village in Jawali Taluka which is located in Satara district
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