Ratnagiri
Sign in to savethumb|Bhagwati temple Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; [ɾət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː]) is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in southwestern Maharashtra, India. The district is part of the Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for the Hapus or Alphonso mangoes and is colloquially referred to as the Mango City. Ratnagiri is the birthplace of Indian independence activist Lokmanya Tilak. Thibaw, the last king of Burma, alongside his consort Supayalat and two infant daughters were exiled to a two-storied brick mansion in Ratnagiri. The building is now known as Thibaw Palace.
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Ratnagiri is a city in India, situated in the state of Maharashtra. It serves as the capital of Ratnagiri district and has historically been located within Bombay State and the Bombay Presidency. The city covers an area of 10.49 square units and stands at an elevation of 11 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 415612, and the local dialing code is 2352. Ratnagiri is located in the UTC+05:30 time zone.
The city is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Current weather conditions include a temperature of 28.55 degrees, humidity at 88 percent, pressure of 1009, and wind speed of 2.66. Nearby, the settlement of Karle in Maharashtra has a population of 4,382 and an elevation of 66 meters.
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- Locality
- Ratnagiri
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 76,229
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Thiba Palace Ratnagiri - panoramio.jpg
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- Thibaw Palace
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- Ratnagiri in Maharashtra
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- State
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- Region
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
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- Konkan Division
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- Ratnagiri
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- Municipal council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Ratnagiri Municipal Council
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- City
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 11
- Settlement.population_total
- 3,27,120
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
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- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
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thumb|Purnagad sea fort near ratnagiri
thumb|Thibaw Palace
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Marleshwar, known for its cave temple, is further inland
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb|Bhagwati temple Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; [ɾət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː]) is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in southwestern Maharashtra, India. The district is part of the Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for the Hapus or Alphonso mangoes and is colloquially referred to as the Mango City. Ratnagiri is the birthplace of Indian independence activist Lokmanya Tilak. Thibaw, the last king of Burma, alongside his consort Supayalat and two infant daughters were exiled to a two-storied brick mansion in Ratnagiri. The building is now known as Thibaw Palace.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ratnagiri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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