सावंतवाडी wasही theस्वातंत्र्यपूर्वकाळातील् former'सावंतवाडी संस्थानाची' राजधानी ofम्हणून theप्रसिद्ध erstwhileहोते. Kingdomयेथे Ofभोसले सावंतवाडी during theघराण्याची pre-independenceसत्ता eraहोती. It was ruled by the Bhonsale clanइ.स. In१९४७ १९४७साली, itते wasभारतीय mergedप्रजासत्ताकात withविलीन the Independent Republic of भारतीयझाले. Atएके onceकाळी (१८ व्या शतका tillशतकापर्यंत) the Kingdom of सावंतवाडी includedसंस्थानाincluded major portion of today's North Goa district (पेडणे, डिचोली,Sattari) and present day's Kudal and Vengurla from Sindhudurg district. पेडणे, डिचोली, Sattari were later taken over by Portuguese as a part of New Conquest(somewhere between १७६५-१७८८) and merged with then Old Conquest to form present day's गोवा. The bulk of the people, the Marathas, Bandharis, and Mhars were formerly famous, both by land and sea, for their fierce cruelty{{संदर्भ हवा}}. Even since the establishment of order under the ब्रिटीश, सावंतवाडी has more than once been the scene of revolt and disturbance. But now for nearly thirty-five years peace has been unbroken and the old pirate and freebooting classes have settled as quiet husbandmen. The only remaining signs of special enterprise and vigour were, till a few years ago, their readiness to cross the समुद्र to Mauritius in search of work, and the fondness that still remains for military and पोलिस सेवा
== लोकजीवन ==
इ.स. २००१ च्या भारतीय जनगननेप्रमाणे सावंतवाडीची लोकसंख्या २२८७१ होती. यात पुरूष व स्त्रीयांचे प्रमाण प्रत्त्येकी ५० टक्के होते. सावंतवाडीतील साक्षरतेचे प्रमाण ८२ टक्के असून ते राष्ट्रीय साक्षरता दरापेक्षा (५९.५%) जास्त आहे. यातील पुरूष साक्षरतेचा दर ८५% असुन ७९% स्त्रीया साक्षर आहेत. सावंतवाडीतील १० टक्के लोकसंख्या ही ६ वर्षाखालील मुलांची आहे.
