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Kolhapur is
the most popular city in Maharashtra, because of this city is the full of
memorial city. Kolhapur is
an inland city located in south-west Maharashtra state, 228 km south of Pune,
530km west of Hyderabad. In Kolhapur temperature has a relatively narrow range
between 10° C To 37° C summer in Kolhapur. Also the June to September is the
period of the rainy season and range between 19°C and 30°C. The winter season
is the between November to February. The winter temperatures are warmer than
other cities in Maharashtra such as Pune and Nasik. Lows range from 9° C to 16°
C.The Marathi is primary language of communication; however people are well
versed with Hindi and English as well. Kolhapur is
a city in the Panchganga River base in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.The
state of Kolhapur was established by Tarabai in 1707 because of the succession
dispute over the Maratha kingship. Kolhapur is
governed by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).Kolhapur municipality was
established on 12 October 1854. The period from 1941 to 1944 was the golden
period in the history of municipality. There were major changes in various fields.
On 15th December 1972 the municipal council was converted into corporation.
This city is divided into five wards such as A to E wards. The population of Kolhapur
in 2011 is 549,236, if which male is 280,366 and female are 268,870. Hinduism
is majority religion in Kolhapur city. Kolhapur
city has a textile manufacturingsector, particularly known for the Kolhapuri
Chappal.It is also 300 foundries producing exports with a
value of 15 billion rupees per year. InKolhapur the Ichalkaranji is the
industrial place and also known as 'Maharastrian Manchester city'. In 1929, the
Maharashtra Film Company was established in Kolhapur by Baburao Painter. The Kolhapur
is the primary centre for the Marathi film industry. Kolhapur's
FM radio services include Tomato FM, Radio Mirchi and All India Radio FM. Kolhapur has
educational institutions for engineering, agriculture and medicine. The Shivaji
University is also located in Kolhapur.
