Where is Jawhar, Maharashtra located?

Jawhar is located in Maharashtra, India, at approximate coordinates 19.9125°, 73.2252°.

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Jawhar

Elevation447 m

Land area3.52 km²

Coordinates19.91°, 73.23°

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City facts

Elevation

447 m

Area

3.52 km²

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Overview

Jawhar is a city and municipal council in the Palghar district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city is a part of the Konkan division, and lies 100 km north from Mumbai. Jawhar was the capital city of the erstwhile princely state of Jawhar, under the British Raj in Colonial India.

History & geography

History

The Jawhar state was founded by Raja Jayaba Mukne in 1343, with Jawhar as its capital. The state went through many transitions and lasted for over six hundred years until its accession into the Union of India in 1947. During the British Raj, as a princely state, it was a part of Bombay Presidency and had a 9-gun salute status. Although a capital city, Jawhar's development was largely neglected by successive rulers, due to a low revenue generation and haphazard organisation. However, Jawhar witnessed a significant development in the reign of Raja Patang Shah IV and subsequent rulers. Raja Patang Shah V (Yashswant Rao) Mukne was the last ruler of Jawhar before its formal integration in the Union of Indian in 1947.

Geography

Jawhar is a hill station at . Jawhar taluka is tropical and mostly surrounded by deciduous green plants. It has an average elevation of 447 metres (1466 feet). It is about 80 km from Nashik and about 145 km from Mumbai by road.

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