Maval

Coordinates: 18°45′23″N 73°27′22″E / 18.756487°N 73.456206°E / 18.756487; 73.456206
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Maval
city
Maval is located in Maharashtra
Maval
Maval
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°45′23″N 73°27′22″E / 18.756487°N 73.456206°E / 18.756487; 73.456206
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune
Government
 • MPShrirang Barne (Shiv Sena)
 • MLASunil Shelke (NCP)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMH-14
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)

Maval is a tehsil in a subdivision of the same name, in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India.

Description

The word Maval is a Marathi word meaning the direction in which the sun sets. This region is towards the west of Pune area. It is a hilly terrain and part of the Sahyadri range's Western Ghats. The Sahyadri range runs north to south. On the western part of the range lies the Konkan coastal belt and on the eastern side is the Deccan Plateau. Many rivers originate from this region and travel from west to east. Broadly speaking, Maval is subdivided into 12 subregions. Each subregion is mostly identified by the name of a river. The names of the subregions are Andar Maval, Kanad Maval (Kanad Khore), Korbarse Maval, Gunjan Maval, Nane Maval, Pavan Maval, Paud Maval (Paud Khore), Mutha Khore, Muse Khore (or Mose Khore), Rohid Khore, Velvand Khore, Hirdas Maval etc. The highest point of this region is the Mahabaleshwar area, which is approximately 4500 feet above sea level. Maval is one of the world's highly biodiversified regions.

It was the first abode of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - the founder of the Maratha Kingdom, who formed an army of the local inhabitants called 'Mavale'.[1]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Raeside, I. (1978). A Note on the 'Twelve Mavals' of Poona District. Modern Asian Studies, 12(3), 393-417. Retrieved September 1, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/312227


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