Dapoli


Dapoli is a small city in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. It is from the state capital of Mumbai. Dapoli is also known as Camp Dapoli as British set their camps in Dapoli. Many high-ranking British officers' graves are found in this town. The city also has an abandoned church from the time of the British Raj. Dapoli is home to one of the biggest Agricultural Universities in India, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeet. Dapoli is administered by the

Geography

Dapoli is separated from the Sahyadri range by the Khed taluka. Dapoli has a seaboard of which stretches from Burondi, Kelashi to Dabhol. The coastline differs little in its general characteristics from that of other parts of Konkan. It is densely covered by coconut farms. The principal rivers are in the north and Vashishthi in the south. A small river called flows through Bandhativare, Sarang and into the Arabian Sea.
The town is located at an altitude of. It is also called "Mini Mahabaleshwar" because of its year-round cool weather. It is from the Arabian Sea and acts as the main town for several small surrounding villages such as Agarvayangani, kelashi, Anjarle, Mandivali, Sarang, Bandhativare, Pangari, Dabhil, , Bhopan, Harnai, Dabhol, , Unhavare, , Devke, Gavhe, , Asud, Vanand, , Karde, Phansu, , Visapur, Murud, Chandranagar, Ratnagiri|Murud and Umberghar.

Education

The town has a very old school, A. G. High School, named after the British Alfred Gadney. During the time of the Raj, Dapoli was a military camp for British soldiers. Dapoli is also the home of agricultural university Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth.
National High School is also an Old School from British Time.
Dapoli has a centre for Krishna Consciousness movement, youth programs for agriculture, and an undergraduate homeopathic college.

Notable residents

Dapoli is considered the birthplace of Dhondo Keshav Karve, whose native village of Murud is located from Dapoli.