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Maharashtra occupies the [[West India|western]] and central part of the country and has a long coastline stretching 720 kilometres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iasri.res.in/agridata/02data%5Cchapter%204%5Cdb2002tb4_5.htm|title=AgriData|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414161217/http://www.iasri.res.in/agridata/02data/chapter%204/DB2002TB4_5.HTM|archive-date=14 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> along the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref name=outline>{{cite web|title=Maharashtra Geography|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.net/geography.html|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615015912/http://www.maharashtratourism.net/geography.html |archive-date=15 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> One of the more prominent physical features of Maharashtra is the Deccan plateau, which is separated from the Konkan coastline by 'Ghats'.<ref name="western ghat" /> The Ghats are a succession of steep hills, periodically bisected by narrow roads. Most of the famous hill stations of the state are at the Ghats. The [[Western Ghats]] (or the Sahyadri Mountain range) provide a physical backbone to the state on the west, while the [[Satpura Hills]] along the north and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges on the east serve as its natural borders.<ref name=farmer>{{cite web|title=State Farmer Guide|url=http://farmech.gov.in/FarmerGuide/MH/index1.html|website=Government of India|publisher=Ministry of Agriculture|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204000430/http://farmech.gov.in/FarmerGuide/MH/index1.html|archive-date=4 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The state is surrounded by Gujarat to the north west, [[Madhya Pradesh]] to the north, [[Chhattisgarh]] to the east, [[Telangana]] to the south east, [[Karnataka]] to the south and [[Goa]] to the south west.<ref name=outline2>{{cite web|title=Outline of Maharashtra|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/outlinemaps/maharashtra.htm|publisher=Indian Maps|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123003905/http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/outlinemaps/maharashtra.htm|archive-date=23 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Maharashtra is the [[List of states and territories of India by area|third largest state by area]] in India. Maharashtra has 36 districts, 355 talukas, 535 cities, 63,663 villages, 6 administrative divisions.<ref name=area>{{cite news|title=Most urbanised state|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Census-2011-Tamil-Nadu-3rd-most-urbanised-state/articleshow/9292380.cms?referral=PM|access-date=24 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303054338/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Census-2011-Tamil-Nadu-3rd-most-urbanised-state/articleshow/9292380.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=3 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The Western Ghats better known as Sahyadri, are a hilly range running parallel to the coast, at an average elevation of 1,200 metres (4,000 ft).<ref name="western ghat">{{cite news|title=Western Ghats as world heritage site|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/UN-designates-Western-Ghats-as-world-heritage-site/articleshow/14595602.cms?referral=PM|access-date=24 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303052832/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/UN-designates-Western-Ghats-as-world-heritage-site/articleshow/14595602.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=3 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kalsubai]], a peak in the Sahyadris, near [[Nashik]] city is the highest elevated point in Maharashtra.<ref name=ghats>{{cite web|title=The Western Ghats|url=http://westernghat.org/|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120194809/http://westernghat.org/|archive-date=20 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> To the west of these hills lie the [[Konkan]] coastal plains, 50–80 kilometres in width. To the east of the Ghats lies the flat Deccan Plateau. Forests comprise 17% of the total area of the state.<ref name=outline /> A majority of the forests are in the eastern and Sahyadri regions of the state. The main rivers of the state are [[Krishna River|Krishna]], [[Bhima River|Bhima]], [[Godavari River|Godavari]], [[Tapi River, India|Tapi]]-[[Purna River (tributary of Tapi)|Purna]] and [[Wardha River|Wardha]]-[[Wainganga River|Wainganga]].<ref name=outline /><ref name=rivers>{{cite web|title=Maharashtra Rivers|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.net/rivers.html|publisher=Maharashtra Tourism|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209135938/http://maharashtratourism.net/rivers.html|archive-date=9 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the central parts of the state receives low rainfall, most of the rivers in the region have multiple dams. Maharashtra has around 1821 notable large [[dam]]s.<ref>[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20dams%202009.pdf Statewise dams in India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>
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