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Sawantwadi

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Place details

Locality
Sawantwadi
Region
Maharashtra
Country
India
Population
23,851
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Sawantwadi
Settlement.native_name_lang
mr
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Maharashtra#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Maharashtra, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sindhudurg
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
111.86
Settlement.population_total
47921
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Heritage, Art and Lacquerwares
  • Ganjifa
  • About Ganjifa Cards
  • Lacquerwares
  • Sawantwadi museum
  • Geography and climate
  • Language
  • Transport
  • Roads
  • Rails
  • Air
  • References
  • External links

Sawantwadi is a city located in Sawantwadi Taluka, in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan region which is in the mid-western coast of India.

It is a prominent town in the vicinity of Moti Lake and is well known for its wooden handicrafts. The Palace of Sawantwadi is a popular tourist attraction and it is great heritage of Ganjifa and Laquerware.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sawantwadi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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