Khopoli is an industrial town pof 109,000 people (2011) in the North Konkan coast of Maharashtra, at the base of the Sahyadri mountains. Patalganga River flows through Khopoli. The city is called a city of waterfalls due to a number of waterfalls in the rainy season.
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Climate
Khopoli has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with little to no rainfall from November to May and extremely heavy rainfall from June to September with moderately heavy showers in October.
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Khopoli is connected to the Mumbai suburban rail network by a line from Karjat. It can also be reached by car on the NH4 about 80 km south of Mumbai. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway passes through the city.
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- Bhor Ghat, 18.766667°, 73.366667°. A mountain pass between Khopoli and Khandala on the crest of the Western Ghats.
- Imagicaa. India's largest theme park, it is split into six zones: Viva Europa, Americana, Jambo Africa, Asiana, Arabia and India. The park has three roller coasters: Nitro, Deep Space, and Gold Rush. It also hosts the Aquamagica water park, and a snow park with tobogganing and snow rides. Online tickets: theme park from ₹1000, water park from ₹700, snow park from ₹400; tickets are more expensive at the park; combination tickets and holiday packages are available 2023-02-25
- Oval-shaped reservoir and temple of God Mahadev as Vireshwar built by Nana Phadnavis. The reservoir is built of solid and strong black rock and it covers an area of about 75000 m². Inside the temple is the image of God Shiva. A fair is held in honor of the temple deity on Mahashivaratri day, in Feb or Mar.
- PAPCO Mill complex, 18.7929°, 73.3404°. It has a Parashurama temple and Fire temple or Agni Mandir which was built in 1971. 2023-02-25
- The Ayyappa Temple
- Mahad Ganpati Temple, Zenith Waterfalls, and Gangangiri Maharaj Ashram Lonavala are just 8 km away from the city.
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