Kankavli is a census town in Sindhudurg district. . It is an important city due to the citys central location in the Sindhudurg district. Kankavli city is 460 km from Mumbai along the Nh17. There is a temple of Bhalchandra Maharaj. The city is situated in between two rivers. It is 110 km from Kolhapur. It is a cultural educational and politically rich city. Kalmath Village is just 1.5 km away from Kankavli. This place is known for their Kalam mango hapus mango cashew nuts and karvande. Kalamth is also known to its masjid (mosque) built in 1960 its was the first mosque grandly built. Narayan Tatu Rane (Ex C.M. Maharashtra state) happens to be from Varawade village which incidentally is in this taluka.
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