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Satara district is a district in the state of Maharashtra in western India. The district headquarters are located in the city of Satara. It comes under the Pune division. It derives its name from the seven forts that surround the city of Satara. Satara is also known as the City of Soldiers. SATARA was the capital of the Maratha Empire, spread over 14 square kilometers. This district has a rich heritage. The district has many great warriors, kings, saints and great personalities that immortalize its history. Area of ??Satara District The area of ??the district is spread over 10,480 sq km. It shares its borders with Pune, Raigad, Solapur, Sangli, Ratnagiri districts. The district is divided into four sub-divisions as Satara, Vai, Karad and Phaltan which are further divided into eleven tehsils and 1719 villages. Satara, Karad, Wai, Mahabaleshwar, Phaltan, Main, Khatav, Koregaon, Patan, Jaoli and Khandala are tehsils of the district. The district has eight s...