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'{{for|the village in Burkina Faso|Konkan, Burkina Faso}} {{redirects here|Concan|Concan, Texas|Concan, Texas}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2015}} '''Konkan''' or the '''Konkan Coast''' or '''Kokan''' as specifically called in the state of Maharashtra, is a rugged section of the western coastline of [[India]]. It is a 720&nbsp;km long coastline. It consists of the coastal districts of [[western India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], and [[Karnataka]]. The ancient '''Saptakonkana''' is a slightly larger region described in the [[Sahyadrikhanda]] which refers to it as '''Parashuramakshetra''' (Sanskrit: परशुरामक्षेत्र, lit. ''area of Lord [[Parashurama]]''). == Etymology == * According to some Hindu legends, [[Parashurama]] shot his arrow into the sea and commanded the Sea God to recede up to the point where his arrow landed. The new piece of land thus recovered came to be known as Konkan meaning '<nowiki/>''piece of earth''<nowiki/>' or '<nowiki/>''corner of earth''<nowiki/>' or '''piece of corner''<nowiki/>', ''koṇa'' (कोण, corner) + ''kaṇa'' (कण, piece). This legend has been mentioned in Sahyadrikhanda of the Skanda Purana. [[File:Konkan Region 207.JPG|thumb|300px|Traditional houses in Konkan region]] === Boundaries === The precise definition of Konkan varies, it is roughly the land between the [[Western Ghats]] and the [[Arabian Sea]], and between the [[Tapti River]] in the north and the [[Chandragiri river]] in the south. The financial capital of country and Maharashtra state capital [[Mumbai]]: [[Mumbai city district|Mumbai city]], [[Mumbai suburban district|Mumbai suburban]] fall in Konkan. It includes the following districts of modern India: [[Palghar]], [[Thane]],[[Mumbai]] ([[Mumbai city district|Mumbai city]], [[Mumbai suburban district|Mumbai suburban]]), [[Raigad district|Raigad]], [[Ratnagiri]], [[Sindhudurg]], [[North Goa]], [[South Goa]] and [[Uttara Kannada]]. [[File:Konkan Districts.png|thumb|Modern Districts of India forming the Konkan]] ==The Konkan division== The [[Konkan division]] is an administrative sub-division of Maharashtra which comprises all the coastal districts of the state. == Geography == The [[Sahyadri]] Mountain range ("[[Western Ghats]]") forms the eastern boundary of the Konkan, and the [[Arabian Sea]] marks the western boundary. The southern boundary is the [[Gangavali River]]. The Mayura River forms the northern boundary. The Gangavali flows in the district of ("[[Uttara Kannada]]") in present-day "[[Karnataka]] State"; the cis-Gangavali portion (seen from [[Mumbai]]) of this district is the southernmost part of the Konkan. The towns of [[Karwar]], [[Ankola]], [[Kumta]], [[Honavar]] and [[Bhatkal]] fall within the Konkan. The exact identity of the Mayura River, the northern limits of the historic Konkan, is indeterminate. [[File:Map of Hill-stations on Konkan belt.png|thumb|This is a schematic map of the Konkan belt (Maharashtra) with the hill stations plotted on it and how they are connected with roadways and railways.]] == Ethnology == {{main|Konkani people}} Some of the ethnic groups and communities found in the region include [[Agri people|Agri]], [[Koli people|Koli]], [[Kharvi|Gabit]], [[Chitpavan]], [[Gauḍa brahmins|Gauda]], Kudaldeshkar Saraswat Brahmins, [[Kuruba]] and [[Kunbi]]. Tribal communities in Konkan include [[Konkana]], [[Warli]] and [[Kolcha]] in Southern Gujarat, Dadra and Nagarhaveli and Thane district of Maharashtra. [[Katkari]]s are found more in Raigad and also some in Ratnagiri district. ==See also== *[[People of the Konkan Division]] *[[Konkani people]] *[[Konkani language]] *[[Konkan Railway]] *[[Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project]] ==External links== {{commons category}} *{{wikivoyage-inline|Konkan}} *{{Official website|http://konkanindia.com}} * [http://www.konkantourismguide.com www.konkantourismguide.com] * [http://www.kokanwadi.in Kokanwadi Resort at Kotawade, Ratnagiri ] {{Maharashtra}} {{Western Ghats}} {{GeoSouthAsia}} {{coord missing|Goa}} [[Category:Regions of India]] [[Category:Landforms of Goa]] [[Category:Coasts of India]] [[Category:Konkan| ]] [[Category:Konkani]]'