Akola

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Place details

Locality: Akola
Region: Maharashtra
Country: India
Population: 428,857
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Akola
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Akola City Tower Chowk, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Headquarters
Settlement.nickname: The Finacial City,
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 6
Settlement.map_caption: Akola in Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Akola
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.named_for: Maharaja Akolsingh
Settlement.government_type: Mayor-Council
Settlement.governing_body: Akola Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title1: District Collector
Settlement.leader_name1: Ajit Kumbhar (IAS)

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Wikidata facts

Population: 425817
Area: 54.31
Elevation: 286
Official website: akola.nic.in
Image: PDKV Akola - Agricultural University.png
Dialing code: 724

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Commons category: Akola
postal code: 444001
P12749: Friedrich Wilhelm Grund

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Article

18 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Early medieval history (Classical)
Late medieval history
Maratha Empire
Post-independence
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Government and politics
Governance
Police administration
Economy
Education
Notable people
See also
References
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Akola () is a major city in the Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With an estimated population of 600,000, Akola is a growing metropolis surrounded by forts, and has the Morna River running through the center of the city.

Akola is an important financial city and affiliated with Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. It has recently become a hub of coaching classes preparing students for competitive exams like NEET and JEE. The city is developing into a market centre. The primary language spoken by the people of Akola is the Varhadi dialect of Marathi while English is used mostly in educational institutions and Hindi being a lingua franca, including large number of Native Berari a branch of Deccani language which is formally recognized as dialect of Urdu language.