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{{About|the district|its headquarters|Satara (city)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Satara district
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a =Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj hunting with his Peshwa Balaji Bajirao.jpg
|photo1b =Pratapgad The Fort of Valour.jpg
|photo2a = Bhairavnath Temple, Kikali 07.jpg
|photo2b = Ajinkyatara Fort by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN6643 (28).jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left:[[Shahu I|Chhatrapati Shahu I]] meets [[Bajirao I|Peshwa Bajirao I]], [[Pratapgad|Pratapgad Fort]], View of [[Satara (city)|Satara]] from [[Ajinkyatara|Ajinkyatara Fort]], Flowers at [[Kas Plateau Reserved Forest|Kas Plateau]], Bhairavnath Temple in Kikali
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| map_caption = Location in Maharashtra
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| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pune Division|Pune]]
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| established_date =
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.70|N|74.00|E|source:mrwiki_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| founder =
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Satara (city)|Satara]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 10480
| area_rank =
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| elevation_m =
| population_total = 3003741
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 209
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code =
| iso_code =
| registration_plate =
| governing_body = '''Satara Zilla Parishad'''
| leader_title = Guardian Minister
| leader_name = '''[[Shambhuraj Desai]]''' ([[Government of Maharashtra|Cabinet Minister MH]])
| leader_title1 = President Z. P. Satara
| leader_name1 = '''NA'''
| leader_title2 = District Collector
| leader_name2 = '''Shri. Ruchesh Jaivanshi (IAS)'''<ref>{{cite web |title=District Collector Satara |url=https://www.satara.gov.in/en/ |publisher=NIC, Govt. of India |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
| leader_title3 = CEO Z. P. Satara
| leader_name3 = '''Shri. Dnyaneshwar Khilari (IAS)'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ZP CEO Satara |url=https://www.zpsatara.gov.in/manyavar |publisher=ZP Satara |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
| leader_title4 = [[List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha|MPs]]
| leader_name4 = '''[[Shriniwas Patil]]''' ([[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satara]])
 '''[[Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar]]''' ([[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madha]])
| blank_name_sec1 = Tehsils
| blank_info_sec1 = 1. [[Satara (city)|Satara]], 2. [[Karad]], 3. [[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]], 4. [[Mahabaleshwar]], 5. [[Phaltan]], 6. [[Maan, Maharashtra|Maan]], 7. [[Khatav]], 8. [[Koregaon]], 9. [[Patan, Maharashtra|Patan]], 10. [[Jaoli]], 11. [[Khandala (Satara)|Khandala]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = LokSabha
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1. [[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satara]], 2. [[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madha]] (shared with [[Solapur district]])
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Indian road network|Major Highways]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH-48]], [[National Highway 160 (India)|NH-160]], [[National Highway 166E (India)|NH-166E]], [[National Highway 266 (India)|NH-266]], [[National Highway 548C (India)|NH-548C]], [[National Highway 548E (India)|NH-548E]], [[National Highway 965 (India)|NH-965]], [[National Highway 965D (India)|NH-965D]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.satara.gov.in/en/}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
}}
[[File:Satara 1896.jpg|thumb|Satara 1896]]

'''Satara district''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[saːt̪aɾaː]]]) is a [[Districts of Maharashtra|district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state in western India with an area of {{cvt|10,480|km2}} and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban ({{As of|2011|lc=on}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title=Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census |publisher=Census2011.co.in |date=2010-04-01 |access-date=2015-08-07}}</ref><ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712005353/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm|date=July 12, 2006}}</ref> [[Satara (city)|Satara]] is the capital of the district and other major towns include Medha, [[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]], [[Karad]], Malkapur, [[Koregaon]], [[Rahimatpur]], Dahiwadi, [[Koynanagar]], [[Phaltan]], [[Lonand]], [[Mahabaleshwar]], [[Panchgani]], [[Vaduj]] and [[Mhaswad]]. This district comes under Pune Administrative Division along with [[Pune District|Pune]], [[Sangli District|Sangli]], [[Solapur District|Solapur]] and [[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur]]. The district of [[Pune District|Pune]] bounds it to the north, [[Raigad District|Raigad]] bounds it to the north-west, [[Solapur District|Solapur]] the east, [[Sangli District|Sangli]] to the south, and [[Ratnagiri District|Ratnagiri]] to the west.<ref>[[:File:Maharashtra Districts.png|Map of districts in Maharashtra]]</ref>

The [[Sahyadri|Sahyadri range]], or main range of the [[Western Ghats]], runs north and south along the western edge of the district, separating it from [[Ratnagiri District]]. The Mahadeo range starts about 10 m.{{clarify|reason=miles or km?|date=December 2022}} north of Mahabaleshwar and stretches east and south-east across the whole of the district. The Mahadeo hills are bold, presenting bare scarps of black rock like fortresses. The Satara district is part of two main watersheds. The [[Bhima River]] watershed, which is a tributary of the Krishna, includes the north and northeast of the district, north of the Mahadeo hills. The rest of the district is drained by the upper Krishna and its tributaries. The hill forests have a large store of timber and firewood. The whole of Satara district falls within the [[Deccan Traps]] area; the hills consist of trap intersected by strata of [[basalt]] and topped with [[laterite]], while, of the different soils on the plains, the commonest is the black loamy clay containing carbonate of lime. This soil, when well watered, is capable of yielding heavy crops. Satara contains some important irrigation works, including the Krishna canal. In some of the western parts of the district the average annual rainfall exceeds {{cvt|500|cm}}; but on the eastern side water is scanty, the rainfall varying from {{cvt|100|cm}} in Satara town to less than {{Convert|30|cm|abbr=on}} in some places farther east. The district is traversed from north to south by a railway line, which passes {{Convert|15|km|abbr=on}} east of Satara town.<ref>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Satara |volume=24 |page=227 |inline=1}}</ref>

The Mandher Devi temple in [[Mandhradevi]], near Wai, is the Kalubai temple. Located on a hill {{Convert|1417|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, the temple, some {{Convert|20|km|abbr=on}} from Wai, overlooks the picturesque [[Purandar Fort|Purandhar Fort]]. Devotees attribute miraculous properties to a grove around the shrine. Lore has it that the temple is more than 400 years old and was built during Shivaji's rule. However, no definite date on the temple's construction is available. It was the scene of a tragic stampede on 25 January 2005.

==Officer==

===Members of Parliament===

*'''[[Shriniwas Patil]]''' ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]) ([[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Satara]])
*'''[[Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar]]''' ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) ([[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madha]])

===Guardian Minister===
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Guardian Minister Satara
| native_name = '''पालकमंत्री सातारा'''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = [[Shambhuraj Desai]]
| incumbentsince = 24 September 2022
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| imagesize =
| termlength = 5 years / No time limit
| appointer = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| residence = Satara
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{url|http://satara.gov.in/en/}}
}}

====list of Guardian Minister ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''[[Vijay Shivtare]]'''
| 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019
|-
| '''[[Shamrao Pandurang Patil]]'''
|9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022
|-
|'''[[Shambhuraj Desai]]'''
|24 September 2022- Incumbent
|}

===District Magistrate/Collector===

{{Infobox Political post
| post = District Magistrate / Collector Satara
| native_name = '''जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी सातारा '''
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| image =
| incumbent = Shri. Ruchesh Jaivanshi (IAS)<ref>{{cite web |title=District Collector Satara |url=https://www.satara.gov.in/en/ |publisher=NIC, Govt. of India |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
| incumbentsince = July 2022|
| imagesize =
| termlength = No time limit
| appointer = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence = At Satara district
| formation =
| succession =
| website = {{url|http://satara.gov.in/en/}}
}}

====list of District Magistrate / Collector ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Term of office
|-
| '''Mr. Shekhar Singh (IAS)'''
|2018 - Incumbent
|}

==History==
[[File:Satara 1855.jpg|thumb|left|Satara district in 1884]]
Historical inscriptions as old as 200 BCE indicate the oldest known place in Satara district in [[Maharashtra]] is Karad (mentioned as Karhakada). It is also believed that the [[Pandava]]s stayed in [[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]], then known as 'Viratnagari', in the 13th year of exile.

Satara District can be proud of the oldest [[Rashtrakuta]] history. The oldest Rashtrakutas are believed to be from ancient [[Chandrahasa|Kuntala]] in the valley of river Krishna. Manank ruled from 350 to 375 C.E. and had built his capital in "Manapura" (now [[Maan, Maharashtra|Maan in Satara district]]). The [[Vakatakas]] of Vidarbha, were in conflict with Mananka. Subsequently, after fall of the Vakatakas, the Rashtrakutas became feudatories to the [[Chalukya]]s and came into prominence under [[Dantidurga]] around 753 CE.

The empire of [[Chandragupta II]], known as Mahendraditya Kumargupta I, extended as far as Satara district in [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] when he ruled between 451 AD to 455 AD. The [[Mauryan empire]] in the Deccan was followed by the rule of the "[[Satvahana]]s" for about two centuries between 550 A.D. to 750 AD.

The first [[Muslim]] invasion of the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] took place in 1296. In 1636, the [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate|Nizam Shahi dynasty]] came to an end. In 1663 Maratha Chatrapati [[Shivaji]] Maharaj conquered Parali and won Satara fort. After the death of Shivaji, [[Aurangzeb]] conquered Satara fort, later won by [[Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi|Parshuram Pratinidhi]] in 1706. In 1708, [[Chattrapati Shahu]] was crowned within the Satara fort. The direct descendants of [[Shivaji|Chatrapati]] [[Chatrapati Shivaji|Shivaji]] Maharaj, continue to live in Satara.

After their victory in the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]] in 1818, the [[British Empire]] annexed most of the [[Maratha]] territory to Bombay Presidency, but restored the titular Raja [[Pratap Singh, Raja of Satara|Pratap Singh]], and assigned to him the principality of Satara, an area much larger than the present district. As a result of political intrigues, Pratap Singh was deposed in 1839, and his brother [[Raja Shahaji of Satara|Raja Shahaji]] was placed on the throne. When this prince died without a male heir in 1848, Satara was annexed by the British government and added to Bombay Presidency. The Satara Parallel government in Maharashtra from August 1943 to May 1946 opposed British rule, which was effectively overthrown in large parts of Satara district (now separated into Satara and Sangli districts) of Western Maharashtra.

==Divisions==
Satara district consists of four subdivisions namely Satara, Wai, Karad and Phaltan, divided into eleven talukas (tahsils).<ref>{{cite web|title=Satara: Province to District|publisher=Satara District|url=http://satara.nic.in/htmldocs/district_administration.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929150045/http://satara.nic.in/htmldocs/district_administration.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> These are Satara, [[Karad]], [[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]], [[Mahabaleshwar]], [[Phaltan]], [[Maan, Maharashtra|Man]], [[Khatav]], [[Koregaon]], Patan, [[Jaoli]] and Khandala. There are eight [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district. [[Karad North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karad North]], [[Karad South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karad South]], [[Patan (Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patan]], [[Koregaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Koregaon]], [[Wai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wai]] and [[Satara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Satara]] are part of [[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and [[Phaltan (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)|Phaltan]], [[Man (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Man]] are part of [[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Tehsils (Taluke) of Satara District at a glance
! Taluka!! Capital
|-
| [[Satara Taluka|Satara]] || [[Satara (city)|Satara]]
|-
| Karad || [[Karad]]
|-
| Wai || [[Wai, Maharashtra|Wai]]
|-
| Koregaon || [[Koregaon]]
|-
| [[Jaoli]] ||[[Medha (Town)|Medha]]
|-
| Mahabaleshwar || [[Mahabaleshwar]]
|-
| Khandala || Khandala
|-
| Patan || [[Patan, Maharashtra|Patan]]
|-
| Phaltan || [[Phaltan]]
|-
| Khatav || [[Vaduj]]
|-
| Maan ||[[Dahiwadi]]
|}

Later, in the year 2009, the [[Karad (Lok Sabha constituency)]] was cancelled and it fused in the [[Satara (Lok Sabha constituency)]] . A new [[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)]] was formed in the same year. [[Jaoli]] and Khatav Vidhan Sabha constituencies were cancelled, and [[Man (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Man]], [[Phaltan (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)|Phaltan]] were added to [[Madha (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=8,49,672|13=1911|14=8,35,337|15=1921|16=7,86,436|17=1931|18=8,95,014|19=1941|20=10,13,212|21=1951|22=11,77,016|23=1961|24=14,30,105|25=1971|26=17,27,376|27=1981|28=20,38,677|29=1991|30=24,51,372|31=2001|32=28,08,994|33=2011|34=30,03,741|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Satara district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.62}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Muslims|Islam]]|green|4.89}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|yellow|4.70}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jainism]]|pink|0.43}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.36}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Satara district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,003,741,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Satara |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/828/download/36180/DH_2011_2731_PART_A_DCHB_SATARA.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Albania]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Albania 2,994,667 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Mississippi 2,967,297
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 122nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 287 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 6.93%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Satara has a [[sex ratio]] of 988 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 82.87%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 10.76% and 0.99% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Language===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Satara district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 95.05 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 3.60 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 0.90 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.45 |color4 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 95.05% of the population spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 3.60% [[Hindi]] and 0.90% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Education==
The [[Sainik School]] in Satara is one of the oldest residential school preparing boys for military career. The boys are prepared for NDA ([[National Defence Academy]]) [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]] examination, and also for technical entries of Army Navy And The Airforce. Ex [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]], [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Pradeep Vasant Naik]] is an alumnus of this institution, amongst many officers serving or served in Indian Armed Forces. This is the First [[Sainik School]] established in India and comes under [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]].

Government of Maharashtra has started Government Medical College in Satara in 2021. Every year, the college admits 100 students to the undergraduate (MBBS) course via NEET. 15% AIQ quota is there for All India students and 85% is the state quota.<ref>{{cite web |title=Government Medical College, Satara |url=https://www.gmcsatara.org/index |publisher=Government Medical College, Satara |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>

[[Krantisinh Nana Patil College of Veterinary Science]], Shirwal is affiliated with [[Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University]].

There are also institutes run by the [[Rayat Shikshan Sanstha]]. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College Of Engineering and Polytechnic is run by [[Rayat Shikshan Sanstha]] and is one of the oldest and reputed engineering colleges in Satara.

In primary education SEMS, Mona School Satara, Nirmala Convent, KSD Shanbhag Vidyalaya, Chhatrapati Shahu Academy, Narmada are some of the best and oldest English Medium schools which are affiliated to Maharashtra state board while the Podar International School is the most excellent school which is affiliated to Central Board Of Secondary Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.podareducation.org |title=Podar Education Network |publisher=Podareducation.org |access-date=2015-08-07}}</ref> Amongst [[Marathi language|Marathi]] medium schools, [[Rayat Shikshan Sanstha|Rayat Shikshan sansthas]] Anna Saheb Kalyani Vidyalaya, Maharaja Sayajirao Vidyalaya along with Anant English School, and New English School are the best educational institutes in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rayatshikshan.edu |title=Rayat Shikshan Sanstha Founder Dr. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, Established-1919 |publisher=Rayatshikshan.edu |access-date=2015-08-07}}</ref><gallery>
File:Sainik School Satara.jpg|Sainik School Satara
File:Government College of Engineering Karad (Satara).jpg|Government College of Engineering Karad (Satara)
</gallery>

==Villages and towns==


*[[Andrud]]
*[[Kondhwali]]
*[[Ninam, Satara]]
*[[Pachwad]]
*[[Tambave]]

==Further reading==
*Malik, S.C. Stone Age Industries of the Bombay & Satara Districts, M. Sayajirao University Baroda 1959.
*Selections from the Historical Records of the Hereditary Minister of Baroda. Consisting of letters from Bombay, Baroda, Poona and Satara Governments. Collected by B.A. Gupte. Calcutta 1922.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Satara district}}
* {{Official website|https://www.satara.gov.in/}}
*[http://satara.nic.in/htmldocs/distmap_roads.htm Satara District Main Roads and Railways]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Satara district
|North = [[Pune district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Solapur district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Sangli district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Ratnagiri district]]
|Northwest = [[Raigad district]]
}}

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