Ratnagiri district

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Ratnagiri district
District of Maharashtra
View of Suvarnadurg Fort from the sea, hills near Chiplun, Marleshwar Waterfalls, Velneshwar beach near Ratnagiri, Ganesha temple at Ganpatipule
Location in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Konkan
Headquarters	Ratnagiri
Tehsils	1. Mandangad, 2. Dapoli, 3. Khed, 4. Chiplun, 5. Guhagar, 6. Sangameshwar, 7. Ratnagiri, 8. Lanja, 9. Rajapur
Government
• Body	Ratnagiri Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Shri Uday Samant (Cabinet Minister MH)
• President Z. P. Ratnagiri	NA
• District Collector	M Devender Singh (IAS)
• CEO Z. P. Ratnagiri	Kirti Kiran Pujar (IAS)
• MPs	Shri Vinayak Raut (Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg) Shri Sunil Tatkare(Raigad)
Area
• Total	8,208 km2 (3,169 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,615,069
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	82.18%
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH-66, NH-204
Website	ratnagiri.nic.in

Ratnagiri District (Marathi pronunciation: [ɾət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː]) is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India.^[1] The administrative headquarter of the district is located in the town of Ratnagiri.^[1] The district is 11.33% urban.^[2] The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts to the east.^[1] This district is part of Konkan division.^[1]