Devgad taluka

Alphonso mango
Bastions of Vijaydurg fort
Photo of ten large mangoes
Alphonso mangoes (Hapoos), grown mainly in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg, Devgad, and Ratnagiri districts, are popular in the United States.[1]

Devgad is a taluka in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India consisting of 98 villages.[2] It is located on the Arabian Sea in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, south of Mumbai. Devgad is known globally for its exports of locally grown Alphonso mangoes.[3]

Devgad is a natural harbour which only small vessels can enter the harbour.[4]

  1. ^ Allen J. Mango mania in Portland, Oregon, New York Times, May 10, 2006
  2. ^ India Village Directory
  3. ^ "Places of interest: Devgad". Gazetteers. Department of Tourism and Culture.
  4. ^ "DEVGAD LIGHTHOUSE" (PDF). ww.dgll.nic.in. Retrieved 26 December 2019.