रायगढ़ महाराष्ट्र
[[chitr:Fort-Raigarh-Maharashtra.jpg|thumb|250px|rayagadh qila, maharashtr]]
rayagadh pashchimi bharat ka aitihasik kshetr hai. yah muanbee (bhootapoorv banbee) ke thik dakshin mean maharashtr mean sthit hai. yah koankan samudratatiy maidan ka hissa hai, isaka kshetr laharadar aur a di-tirachhi paha diyoan vala hai, jo pashchimi ghat (poorv) ki sahyadri paha diyoan ki kh di dhalua kagaroan se arab sagar (pashchim) ke ooanche kinaroan tak pahuanchata hai.
itihas
1662 ee. mean shivaji tatha bijapur ke sultan mean kafi sangharsh ke pashchath sandhi huee thi jisase shivaji ne apana jita hua sara pradesh prapt kar liya tha. is sandhi ke lie shivaji ke pita kee varsh pashchath putr se milane ae the. shivaji ne unhean apana jita hua samast praant dikhaya. us samay shahaji ke sujhav ko manakar rairi paha di ke ull shrriang par shivaji ne rayagadh ko basane ka irada kiya tha. samadhi bhi rayagadh mean hi hai. yahaan unhoanne ek qila tatha prasad banavaya aur ve yahian nivas karane lage. is prakar shivaji ke rajy ki rajadhani rayagadh mean hi sthapit huee. rayagadh charoan or se sahyadri ki anek parvat malaoan se ghira hua tha aur usake ull shrriang door se dikhaee dete the. mahakavi bhooshan ne rayagadh ke vishay mean likha hai -
dachchhin ke sab dugg jiti dugg sahar vilas,
siv sevak siv gadh pati kiyo rayagadh vas,
tanh nrip rajadhani kari,
jiti sakal turakan,
siv saraja ruchi dan mean,
kinhoan sujas jahan.
shivaraj bhooshan mean chhand 15 se chhand 24 tak rayagadh ke vaibhav-vilas ka vistrit varnan hai. chhand 15 ('vari patal so machi mahi amaravati ki chhabi oopar chhajean) se yah bhi jnat hota hai ki rayagadh ke durg ki pani se bhari huee ek bahut gahari khaee bhi thi. thumb|250px|left|gangasagar talab, rayagadh
rajyabhishek
shivaji ka rajyabhishek rayagadh mean, 6 joon, 1674 ee. ko hua tha. kashi ke prasiddh vidvanh gangabhatt is samaroh ke achary the. uparant 1689-90 ee. mean aurangazeb ne is par adhikar kar liya.
krishi aur khanij
tatavarti kagar barasati nadi-ghatiyoan dvara vibhakt haian, jo is ilaqe ki adhikaansh krishi mean sahayak haian. chaval aur nariyal yahaan ki pramukh fasalean haian aur machhali pak dana aur namak banana mahattvapoorn samudratatiy udyam haian.
udyog aur vyapar
[[chitr:Shivaji-Statue.jpg|thumb|chhatrapati shivaji ki pratima, rayagadh]] tisari shatabdi ee. poo. ke arambh se hi koankan tat ke rayagadh kshetr ka rom ke sath vyapar sthapit ho gaya tha. kagaz ki lugadi, rasayan aur ianjiniyariang ka kam yahaan ke pramukh udyog haian. khopoli aur panaval pramukh audyogik kendr haian.
janasankhya
20vian shatabdi ke uttarardh mean yahaan ki ek b di janasankhya banbee (muanbee) pravas kar gee aur is ilaqe ke uttari bhag ka tezi se audyogik vikas hua. alibag yahaan ka pramukh shahar hai. rayagadh zile ki kul janasankhya (2001) 22,05,972 hai.
paryatan
yahaan ke pal, kuda, konnan aur aanbivali mean anek prachin bauddh gufa mandir aur ailifeanta dvip mean shaiv gufaean haian. vikhyat sairagah aur rayagadh (raja ka durg) ka qila yahaan sthit haian.
samadhi
shivaji ki samadhi bhi rayagadh mean hi hai.