Mandangad is the taluka (tehsil) headquarters in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra state in India.

In terms of geographical features, its area is about 43,100 Hectares, altitude is 882 feet (268 metres), latitude 17.9833 and longitude 73.2500.

The nearest major town is Mangaon in Raigad District on Mumbai-Goa National Highway No.

In fact, it is one of the very old forts in the region with data suggesting that Mandangad was built in the 12th century during the reign of the Shilahara dynasty.

In 1661 it was under an Adilshahi Sardar(Knight) Jaswantrao Dalvi, the person who besieged Vishalgad during Shivaji Maharaj's daring escape from Panhalgad.

Hearing this news, Jaswantrao Dalvi ran away to Shingarpur and Shivaji maharaj took Mandangad without a fight.

This tank is known as "Thorla Talao" (Big Lake As Mandangad is located on a higher level than the sea, the weather is not that humid.