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'{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2015}} [[File:Konkan Districts.png|thumb|Modern Districts of India forming the Konkan]] '''Konkan''', also known as the '''Konkan Coast''' or '''Kokan''', is a rugged section of the western coastline of [[India]]. It is a 720 km long coastline. It consists of the coastal districts of [[western India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Karnataka]], [[Goa]], and [[Maharashtra]]. The ancient '''Saptakonkana''' is a slightly larger region. == Etymology == The word Konkan derived from two marathi words ''koṇa'' (कोण, corner) and ''kaṇa'' (कण, piece). The Konkan region is a relatively small stip of flat land at the western foothills of the Western Ghats. ==Famous Temple== Shree Aryadurga devi temple, Devihasol (Rajapur), Ganpatipule, marleshwar temple, Angnechi wadi, parshuram temple. ==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.]] The two districts in the state capital Mumbai are also part of Konkan division. Maharashtra's konkan area consists of: 1.[[Palghar district|Palghar]] 2.[[Thane district|Thane]] 3.[[Mumbai city district|Mumbai city]] 4.[[Mumbai suburban district|Mumbai suburb]] 5.[[Raigad district|Raigarh]] 6.[[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]] 7.[[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg]] == Ethnology == {{main|Konkani people}} Some of the native ethnic groups and communities found in the region include [[Agri people|Agri]], [[Koli people|Koli]], [[Bhandari caste|Bhandari]], [[Rajapur]] [[Saraswat]], [[Kharvi|Gabit]], [[Padti]], [[Chitpavan]], [[Gauḍa brahmins|Gauda]], [[Daivajna]], Kudaldeshkar 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]] *[[Malabar Coast]] ==External links== *{{wikivoyage-inline|Konkan}} *[http://www.aplakonkan.com APLAKONKAN.COM] ( The Perfect Travel Guide for All Konkan Destinations ).The idea behind Aplakonkan.com is to promote small entrepreneurs and their business from the unexplored Konkan destinations to the worldwide travelers. Aplakonkan.com provides its travelers with the best of stays food and activity options being a perfect travel guide to the tourist.Apart from promoting tourism in konkan we aim to make a family of Aplakonkan.com which will help grow each other together. {{Maharashtra}} {{Western Ghats}} {{GeoSouthAsia}} {{coord missing|Goa}} [[Category:Regions of India]] [[Category:Landforms of Goa]] [[Category:Coasts of India]] [[Category:Konkan| ]] [[Category:Konkani]]'