Satara district is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km2 (4,050 sq mi) and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban. Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Medha, Wai, Karad, Malkapur, Koregaon, Rahimatpur, Dahiwadi, Koynanagar, Phaltan, Lonand, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Vaduj and Mhaswad. This district comes under Pune Administrative Division along with Pune, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur. The district of Pune bounds it to the north, Raigad bounds it to the north-west, Solapur the east, Sangli to the south, and Ratnagiri to the west.
Image: Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj hunting with his Peshwa Balaji Bajirao
Image: Pratapgad The Fort of Valour
Image: Bhairavnath Temple, Kikali 07
Image: Ajinkyatara Fort by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN6643 (28)
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India, near the confluence of the river Krishna and its tributary, the Venna. The city was established in the 16th century and was the seat of the Chhatrapati of Maratha Empire, Shahu I.
View from Ajinkyatara Fort of the city of Satara (Maharashtra)
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Kas plateau, Satara (World Heritage Site)
Bamnoli boating view
