Shrivardhan

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Shrivardhan Shriwardhan
City
A view of Shrivardhan beach
Shrivardhan Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 18°02′00″N 73°01′00″E / 18.0333°N 73.0167°E / 18.0333; 73.0167
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Raigad
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
Area
• Total	120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,123[1]
Demonym	Shrivardhankar
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	402110
Vehicle registration	MH 06
Nearest city	Murud, Mangaon
Website	divcomkonkan.gov.in/Document/en/page/ShrivardhanBeach.aspx

Shrivardhan (also spelled Shriwardhan) is a taluka, city, and local governing body in the Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is renowned as the birthplace of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa (1713–1720) and father of Bajirao I, who held the position of Deshmukh in the town. It has developed into a seaside resort, along with the nearby town of Harihareshwar, which also has a Shiva temple. Located on a peninsula, the town itself boasts many beaches, in addition to proximity to numerous other beach destinations such as Diveagar Beach and Kondivali Beach. People from across Maharashtra come to Shrivardhan and the nearby beaches all year round.

The taluka of Shriwardhan is an ancient place of historical importance and is mentioned as being visited by Arjuna Pandav in his pilgrimage. It was an important port in the past, well known to traders of Ahmednagar and Bijapur in the 16th and 17th centuries. It appears in the accounts of leading European travellers, for example, Ziffardan. In 1538, Dom Joao de Castro^[2] described it as having little water under the pier at low tide, but that the interior of the city was large and roomy. In 1713, Shriwardhan was one of the sixteen fortified places in the Konkan ceded by Balaji Vishwanath Peshwa to Kanhoji Angre of Kolaba. Balaji was the first Peshwa of Maratha Empire appointed by Chhatrapati Shahu, grandson of Chhatrapati Shivaji