Chamorshi

Chamorshi
town
Chamorshi

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 19°56′17″N 79°53′24″E / 19.938°N 79.890°E / 19.938; 79.890Coordinates: 19°56′17″N 79°53′24″E / 19.938°N 79.890°E / 19.938; 79.890
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Elevation 120 m (390 ft)
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Chamorshi is a town and a tehsil in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

It is located on the near the left bank of the Wainganga River, a tributary of the Pranahita River which meets the Godavari River. It is famous for the very old historic temple of god Markandeshwar which is located at village Markanda. Temple is situated at the bank of the Wainganga river, which flows generally from North to South but at Markanda it takes Northward turn for 20 km before again going Southward.

Geography

Charmoshi has an average elevation of 182 metres (600 feet).

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