Alibag Alibaug | |
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Coastal City Mumbai Metropolitan Region | |
 Alibag sea beach | |
  Alibag Location of Alibag | |
| Coordinates:18°38′N72°53′E / 18.64°N 72.88°E /18.64; 72.88 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Taluka | Alibag |
| Government | |
| • President Alibag Municipal Council | Prashant Naik |
| • Vice President Alibag Municipal Council | Mansi Mhatre |
| • Chief Officer Alibag Municipal Council | Dr Sachin bachchhaw |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,743 |
| Demonyms | Alibagkar, Alibaugkar |
| Languages | |
| • Native | Marathi |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal Index Number | 402 201 |
| Telephone code | 02141 |
| Climate | Tropical savanna climate |
Alibag, also known asAlibaug (Pronunciation:[əlibaːɡ]), is a coastal city and amunicipal council inRaigad district ofMaharashtra,India. It is the headquarters of the Raigad district and is south of the city ofMumbai. Alibag is part of theMumbai Metropolitan Region and is situated at a distance of about 96 km from Mumbai and 143 km fromPune.
Alibag is a holy place forPadmakshi Renuka, who is also known as the goddess ofKonkan.
Alibag was founded in the 17th century by theAdmiral of theMaratha Navy,Kanhoji Angre.[1]
Alibag and its surrounding villages are the historic hinterlands of theBene Israel Jews. According toIndian Jewish historianEsther David, Jews arrived in the region over 2000 years ago, escapingpersecution from the Roman Empire, when their ship wrecked here. As they got into the business ofoil-pressing andplantations, continued practisingSabbath, and took holidays on Saturday, they came to be known as 'Shanvar-telis'('Saturday – Oilpeople')[2] There is asynagogue named 'Magen Aboth Synagogue' in the "Israel Alley" (Marathi ' इस्राएल आळी ' meaning Israel lane) area of the town.[3][4]
ABene Israelite named Eli (Elisha/Elizah) used to live there at that time and owned many plantations of mangoes and coconuts in his gardens. The natives started calling the place "Eli cha Bagh"(which means "Eli's garden") and in the subsequent generations the pronunciation changed to simply "Alibag", and the name stuck.[3]
Alibag is located about 120 km south ofMumbai, at18°38′29″N72°52′20″E / 18.64139°N 72.87222°E /18.64139; 72.87222. The average elevation is 0 metres. The district government offices are located along the seacoast road.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Alibag had a population of 19,491. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Alibag has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of males and 46% of females' literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. 75% of the population speaks the Marathi language.[5]
As of the 2011 census, Alibag had a population of 20,743, of which 10,646 are males while 10,097 are females, and 17,431 were educated, with a literacy rate of 84%.[6]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 82.55% | |||
| Islam | 11.06% | |||
| Buddhism | 3.19% | |||
| Jainism | 2.42% | |||
| Christianity | 0.44% | |||
| Others | 0.34% | |||
| Climate data for Alibag (1991–2020, extremes 1933–2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) | 38.5 (101.3) | 40.1 (104.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.6 (103.3) | 37.2 (99.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.9 (94.8) | 38.1 (100.6) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.1 (97.0) | 40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.3 (88.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.9 (73.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 9.4 (48.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.2 (0.01) | 11.9 (0.47) | 573.3 (22.57) | 801.0 (31.54) | 530.1 (20.87) | 388.3 (15.29) | 86.5 (3.41) | 9.6 (0.38) | 7.2 (0.28) | 2,408.8 (94.83) |
| Average rainy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 15.2 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 77.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 62 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 71 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[8][9] | |||||||||||||
In November 2009,Cyclone Phyan made landfall in the city. Damage to property was reported in the districts ofRatnagiri,Raigad,Sindhudurg,Thane, and Palghar. Eleven years later, in early June 2020, severecyclonic storm Nisarga made landfall in Alibag at peak intensity. The cyclone blew off tin andasbestos sheets from roofs and uprooted trees in Alibag. Several trees fell on houses.[10]
Alibag houses amagnetic observatory that was set up in 1904.[15] It serves as one of the significant observatories forming part of a global network now run byIndian Institute of Geomagnetism. The observatory has two buildings; the first building hasmagnetometers that record changes occurring in thegeomagnetic fields. The second building consists of precision recording instruments, which give data aboutgeomagnetic storms caused by solar storms which are shared with other countries.[15]
Alibag is situated near National Highway – 166A.[16] It is approximately 108 km by road from Mumbai. Alibag also hasMSRTC bus connectivity mostly from Mumbai andKonkan division.
The nearestjetty isMandwa, from wherecatamaran/ferry services are available to theGateway of India,Mumbai.[17]
ARo-Ro service is available fromFerry Wharf to Mandwa from where Alibag can be reached by road.
Notable people born in Alibag include:
Alibag has a Government Medical College for medical students in the district. The medical college started in the year 2022.[18]
Alibag White onion was awarded theGeographical Indication (GI) status tag from theGeographical Indications Registry, under theUnion Government of India, on 16 November 2022.[19]
Alibag Pandhara Kanda Shetkari UtpadakGat from Alibag, proposed the GI registration of Alibag White onion. After filing the application in January 2020, the Onion was granted the GI tag in 2022 by the Geographical Indication Registry inChennai, making the name "Alibag White onion" exclusive to the Onion grown in the region. It thus became the second onion variety from Maharashtra afterLasalgaon onion and the 17th type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.[20][21]
Alibag travel guide from Wikivoyage| International | |
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