Gondia
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Gondia (also spelled as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is a city and headquarters of eponymous Gondia District in Maharashtra, India. Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area. Gondia Airport (also known as Birsi Airport) is the only airport in the district.
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- Locality
- Gondia City
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 132,813
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Gondia
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- Gondiya, Gundiya
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- Rice city
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- City
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- From top, left to right: Gondia Airport, Gondia Junction, Gateway (Taj) Hotel, Mini Eiffel Tower
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- Maharashtra
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- 6
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- Gondia in Maharashtra
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- Country
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- State
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.subdivision_name3
- Gondia
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.governing_body
- Gondia Municipal Council
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.leader_title1
- District collector
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.leader_name1
- Chinmay Gotmare, IAS
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Travel guide
Understand
The city and district is named after the indigenous Gondi people.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Location
- Demographics
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Industries
- Transportation
- Road
- Rail
- Airport
- References
Gondia (also spelled as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is a city and headquarters of eponymous Gondia District in Maharashtra, India. Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area. Gondia Airport (also known as Birsi Airport) is the only airport in the district.
==History== The region is named after the Gondi people, an Adivasi group in central India. During British Rule, Proprietor of Gondia was a Ponwar Rajput.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gondia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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