Lonar
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Lonar लोणार |
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 Lonar
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| Coordinates: 19°59′N 76°31′E / 19.98°N 76.52°ECoordinates: 19°59′N 76°31′E / 19.98°N 76.52°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Buldana |
| Elevation | 563 m (1,847 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 20,082 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Lonar is a town and municipal council in Buldhana district of Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is the headquarter of Lonar taluka and is located near Mehkar.
Lonar is famous for Lonar crater and Lonar Lake, which is located at 19°58′N 76°30′E / 19.967°N 76.500°E. It is a meteorite crater created in the Pleistocene Epoch. The crater contains salt water lake 1.8 km in diameter and about 137 m below the level of the crater rim. A small fresh water stream drains into the lake. Due to evaporite effects, the lake is mineral rich and salty and sodium and potassium salts are extracted from it.
Lonar is situated around 360 km from Nagpur, around 100 km from Buldhana, around 100 km from Akola, 550 km from Mumbai, around 160 km from Aurangabad and around 140 km southeast of the Ajanta Caves, about 4½ hours drive via Buldhana.
Lonar town is located at 19°59′06″N 76°31′23″E / 19.98500°N 76.52306°E. It has an average elevation of 563 m (1847 feet).
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