Karad

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Karad is a town in the Satara district of Maharashtra, India, known for its location at the confluence of the Krishna and Koyna rivers and its regional commercial and educational significance.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivisionOf Satara district
climate tropical savanna climate
country India
countryCode IN
district Satara district
economicActivity agriculture-related commerce
education services
trade
governingBody Karad Municipal Council
hasEconomicRole market hub for surrounding rural areas
hasEducationalInstitutionType colleges
schools
hasEducationalRole regional education hub
hasFeature confluence of Krishna and Koyna rivers
hasGeographicalCharacteristic part of Deccan region
situated at river confluence
hasRiver Koyna River
Krishna River
hasRiverConfluenceName Preeti Sangam
hasSector commerce
education
services
hasTransport railway station on regional rail network
road connectivity via national and state highways
knownFor confluence of Krishna and Koyna rivers
regional commercial significance
regional educational significance
locatedIn Deccan Plateau
Western Maharashtra
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Satara district
locatedInCountrySubdivision Maharashtra
locatedNear Western Ghats
locatedOnRiver Koyna River
Krishna River
nearestMajorCity Kolhapur
Pune
Satara
officialLanguage Marathi
postalCodeType PIN
region South-western Maharashtra
regionType urban centre
state Maharashtra
timeZone Indian Standard Time
utcOffset +05:30

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Krishna River basin
hasMajorCityOnBasin
Krishna River
passesNear

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