Divisions
There are nine talukas within the Ratnagiri district: Mandangad, Dapoli, Khed, Chiplun, Guhagar, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Lanja and Rajapur.
There are 5 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district. These are Rajapur, Ratnagiri, Guhagar, Chiplun and Dapoli. There are two Lok Sabha constituencies in which the district is partly represented. One, comprising the southern part of Ratnagiri district, namely, Chiplun, Ratnagiri and Rajapur constituencies and combined with entire Sindhudurg District forms Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency. The other one, comprising the northern part of the district, namely, Guhagar and Dapoli constituencies and part of the neighbouring Raigad district forms Raigad lok Sabha constituency.
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