Kolhapur district is divided into three main regions:

1. The Western Ghats , spreading North-South to the west of the district.

2. A hilly region situated at the heart of the district.

3. A plateau the east of the district.

Kolhapur district is situated to the south-west of Maharashtra State . Longitudinally it is 15.43 degrees to 17.17 degrees North & 73.40 degrees to 74.42 degrees East. The Sahyadri ranges to the west, the Warana river to the north, to the east in part the Krishna River & Belgaum district ( Karnataka State ) to the south have locked Kolhapur 's district boundaries.