Akola District
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Akola district अकोला जिल्हा |
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| District of Maharashtra | |
 Location of Akola district in Maharashtra |
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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Administrative division | Amravati Division |
| Headquarters | Akola |
| Tehsils | 7 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Shri. Sreekanth Sajjan |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1 |
| • Assembly seats | 5 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,431 km2 (2,097 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,818,617 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 39.69% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 81.41% |
| • Sex ratio | 938 |
| Major highways | NH-6, NH-161, MSH-24, SH-197, SH-204, SH-200, SH-194, SH-195, SH-198, SH-199, SH-201, SH-212 |
| Average annual precipitation | 750 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Akola is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, which was the former British Raj Berar Province.
Area of the district is 5,431 km². It is bounded on the north by Amravati District, to the east by Amravati District and by Washim District, to the south by Washim District, and to the west by Buldhana District. Washim was earlier a part of Akola till 1999.
The Battle of Argaon, (Adgaon near Akot), took place on 28 November 1803, between the British under the command of Governor Arthur Wellesley and the forces of Maratha under Bhonsle of Nagpur during Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Many old forts are located in Akola District viz.
The district boundary latitude are : 20.7000° N and longitude are : 77.0142° E
The climate is tropical and people mostly uses cotton clothes.
The Purna River forms the part of north boundary of the district, and the top north portion of the district lies within its watershed along with Aas River and Shahnur River. The Vaan River forms the part of northwest boundary of the district after entering from the Amravati district.
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