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The Konkan, also called the '''Konkan Coast''' or Karavali is the name given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Ratnagiri to Mangalore . The '''''sapta''-Konkan''' is a slightly larger region described in the Skanda -purana. Konkan is also one of six divisions of the state of Maharashtra. Residents of Konkan and their descendants are called ''Konkanis''. The name may also refer specifically to the Konkani People , an ethnic group of the region; most of them speak the Konkani Language , which is from the Indo-European family of languages. The Sanskrit term ''Konkanashta'', meaning "Native of Konkan", is used to refer to the Chitpawan , a Brahmin caste of the region. BOUNDARIES The precise definition of Konkan varies, but most include Maharashtra 's districts Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg , the state of Goa , and the Kanara districts (North and South) of Karnataka . The ''sapta-Konkan'' as depicted in Skanda-purana stretches from southern Gujarat in the north to Kerala in the south. This is actually logical since there are a lot of similarities in the food-habits (rice and fish), crops cultivated ( Rice , Mango es, Cashew s and Jackfruit ) and the physique (short, slim and very agile) of people dwelling in this area. THE KONKAN DIVISION comprising the Konkan division of Maharashtra.]] The Konkan division of Maharashtra comprises the entire coastal region of the state, including Mumbai.
HISTORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS IN KONKAN DIVISION There have been changes in the names of Districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed.
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