Koynanagar is a town in

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. It is situated on the

Chiplun Chiplun ( Help:IPA/Marathi, ͡ʃipɭuːɳ is a city in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the financial and commercial hubs of Ratnagiri district, and the headquarters of Chiplun taluka. It is about 250 ...

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state highway on the banks of

Koyna River The Koyna River (Marathi language, Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, oːj(ə)naː is a tributary of the Krishna River which originates in Mahableshwar, Satara district, western Maharashtra, India. It rises near Mahableshwar, Mahabale ...

. The town is small but famous for

Koyna Dam The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges. It is located in Koyna Nagar, Satara district, in the West ...

and the

Koyna Hydroelectric Project The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the List of power stations in India, largest hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power plant in India. It is a complex project with four dams including the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra, hence the nam ...

which is the largest completed

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project of

. An earthquake in 1967 flattened the city and left 180 people dead. Koyna Nagar is nestled in the Western Ghats, about above sea level, and hence has a tolerable climate for most of the year.

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