William Dalrymple (historian)

Chandgad
Town
Chandgad Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 15°56′0″N 74°12′0″E / 15.93333°N 74.20000°E / 15.93333; 74.20000
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Government
• Body	Nagarpanchayat
Population  (2013)
• Total	12,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	416509
Telephone code	02320
Vehicle registration	MH.09
Nearest city	Belgaum
Website	kolhapur.gov.in/en/tehsil/

Chandgad is a small city and tehsil headquarters of Chandgad taluka, of Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. People of Chandgad town and taluka are reliant on Belgaum and Gadhinglaj cities for their major needs.

The population is about 12,000.

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Chandgad was formerly a part of Belagavi District, but during reorganization of Maharashtra state the entire taluka was merged into Kolhapur District.

Marathi and Konkani are the native languages. Konkani (Malwani Konkani) is spoken mostly in the western part. The Goan Catholic community speaks Goan Konkani.

Chandgad is 110  km from Kolhapur and 36  km from Belgaum City. Chandgad is located on the Belgaum-Vengurle state highway. Amboli hill station is 32  km away.^[1]

Chandgad is the southernmost taluka for Kolhapur district. Chandgad receives more rainfall than any other town of Kolhapur district, nearly 3000 mm from the Arabian Sea branch of the South-West monsoon. Rainy season lasts from June to September with occasional rainfall in October and November. Part of the Western Ghat, Chandgad's surroundings are rich in biodiversity. It is covered with dense lush green forest.

Ghataprabha and Tamraparni are the largest rivers. Of many dams in Chandgad, Jangam Hatti is the major source of water to many villages in Chandgad Taluka.

Rice, sugar cane, cashew nut, sweet potato, and potato are the major crops. The area is home to numerous cashew nut tree plantations.

The rainy season witnesses heavy rains by the South-West Monsoon. The monsoon period is from June to September with rainfall averaging more than 3000 mm every year and heavy winds. It is located on the Western Ghat and temperatures in the range of 36°C to 29°C during summer and 21°C to 14°C during winter.