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Mahabaleswar

Mahabaleshwar
महाबळेश्वर
Hill Station
Mahabaleshwar is located in India
Mahabaleshwar
Mahabaleshwar
Mahabaleshwar is located in Maharashtra
Mahabaleshwar
Mahabaleshwar
Coordinates: 17°55′25″N 73°39′31″E / 17.9237°N 73.6586°E / 17.9237; 73.6586Coordinates: 17°55′25″N 73°39′31″E / 17.9237°N 73.6586°E / 17.9237; 73.6586
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Satara District
Area
 • Total 137.15 km2 (52.95 sq mi)
Elevation 1,353 m (4,439 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 12,737
 • Density 93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Sex ratio 90 females/ 100 males /
Literacy Rate 78%

Mahabaleshwar (About this sound pronunciation ) is a small town and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a hill station located in the Sahyadri mountain range. With one of the few evergreen forests of India, it served as the summer capital of Bombay province during the British Raj.

Mahabaleshwar is located at 17°55′25″N 73°39′31″E / 17.9237°N 73.6586°E / 17.9237; 73.6586. It has an average elevation of 1,353 metres (4,439 ft).

Located about 120 km (75 mi) southwest of Pune and 285 km (177 mi) from Mumbai, Mahabaleshwar is a vast plateau measuring 150 km2 (58 sq mi), bound by valleys on all sides. It reaches a height of 1,439 m (4,721 ft) at its highest peak above sea level, known as Wilson/Sunrise Point.


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