Devgad is a taluka in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India consisting of 98 villages. It is located on the Arabian Sea in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, south of Mumbai. Devgad is known globally for its exports of locally grown Alphonso mangoes.
Alphonso mango
Bastions of Vijaydurg fort
Alphonso mangoes (Hapoos), grown mainly in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg, Devgad, and Ratnagiri districts, are popular in the United States.
Sindhudurg district is an administrative district of the Konkan division in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri district. The district headquarters are located at Oros. The district occupies an area of approximately 5,207 km2 and has a population of 849,651, of which 12.59% were urban. As of 2011, it is the least populous district of Maharashtra.
Image: Queen's beach (Sindhudurg fort) (5363549355)
Image: Sunset at Sawantwadi
Image: Southern tip of Chivla beach (5364136748)
Image: Tirlot bridge panoramio