Satara District located in the state of Maharashtra of India. The name is derived from the seven (sat) hills (tara) surrounding the town.
Satara is located at 17.68°N 73.98°E. It has an average elevation of 742 metres(2434 feet).
Satara is located in the western part of Maharashtra.The whole of Satara district falls within the Deccan area. It is bounded by Pune district to the north, Solapur district to the east, Sangli district to the south and Ratnagiri district to the west. Raigad district lies to its north-west. Satara District has an area of 10,480 km², and a population of 2,796,906 (2001).
The Sahyadri range, separates the district from Ratnagiri on the western side The black rock Mahadeo range starts about 10 m north of Mahabaleshwar and stretches east and south-east across the whole of the district
The main rivers of Satara district are Koyna and Krishna. The Krishna is one of the three largest sacred rivers of southern India. Approximately 172 km of the river course falls inside the district. TheKrishna river begins on the eastern brow of the Mahabaleshwar plateau and the source is about 4500 ft. above sea level. Kudali, Urmodi, Venna and Tarali are small feeder rivers (tributaries) of Krishna. Koyna is the largest tributary of the Krishna in the district. Neera and Manganga rivers are the two representative of the Bhima drainage in the north and north-eastern parts of the district respectively.
Climate of satara
Satara City is surrounded by seven hills. Since it is in hilly area, its climate is tropical wet and dry. The temperature of Satara City is varies in the range 39°C-45°C in Summer and 5°C-20°C in winter. Due to Monsoon, we can experience the rainy season between the period June to early October. In this area, near about 1000 mm rainfall occurs during monsoon. The best time period to visit Satara City is between September to March, since the Kaas Plateau near the city has tremendous variety of uncommon flora and fauna during the period October to December. Due to the same reason, Kaas plateau is a good destinaton for botanical researchers.
The Famous tourist Points
Ajinkyatara Fort,Sajjangadh Fort,Chaarbhinti, Kaas Plateau,Thosegar,Baamnoli,Mahableshwar,Panchgani
Some Famous Temple's
Yawateshwar,Kuraneshwar,Natraj Mandir,Bhairoba etc...
Ajinkyatra Fort is in Satara, Maharashtra. The fort is located at Ajinkyatara Mountain, which is 3,300 feet high. As the fort is in the higher altitude, visitors can enjoy a magnificent view of the entire Satara city. There are number of water tanks inside the fort for storing water. So, there is no scarcity of water even as the fort is in the higher place.
