The district is the northernmost part of the Konkan lowlands of Maharashtra. It comprises the wide, amphitheater-like
Ulhas basin on the south and the hilly
Vaitarna valley on the north, together with plateaus and the slopes of
Sahyadri. From the steep slopes of the Sahyadri in the east, the land falls through a succession of plateaus in the north and centre of the district to the Ulhas valley in the south. The distance from the parts of different palaces to headquarters Palghar, by road is as follows: Khodala 138 km, Mokhada 112 km, Jawhar 75 km, Vikramgad 60 km. Palghar can be separated into three geographical regions. The Eastern part of the
Western Ghats, or Sahyadri mountains, is called
jangalapatti. This mainly encompasses the Jawhar, Mokhada, and Vikramgad talukas. The western part of the mountains district is called
bandarpatti which includes Vasai, Palghar, Dahanu. The third section is characterized by broad and flat land, including the Wada taluka. The main river flowing through the district is the Vaitarna. The river has many tributaries; the most important of them are Barvi and
Bhatsa, Pinjal,
Surya, Daherja and
Tansa. Vaitarna, the largest of Konkan Rivers rises in the Trimbakeshwar hills in Nashik district, opposite to the source of
Godavari. The river flows across
Shahapur, Vada and Palghar talukas and enter the Arabian Sea through a wide estuary off Arnala. Vaitarna River is 154 km long and has a drainage area that practically covers the entire northern part of the district. In Palghar many students come for studying from outer areas. Ulhas river which flows to Arabian sea is Vasai creek, district's southern border. Arnala Island is located in Vasai taluka, at the entrance to the Vaitarna estuary. The Palghar district gets some of the most rainfall in all of Maharashtra, an average 3000 mm (118 in) every year. There are many dams, such as the
Tansa Dam, which collect water and deliver to Mumbai through pipelines. There are various debates on if this is damaging to Palghar. Some scholars argue believe this is necessary to meet the water demands of a large-scale city, but others argue that this is depriving Palghar residents of water, many of whom are farmers and have high water needs for agriculture.
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