Lonar

Lonar is a town, just 79 km from Buldhana city 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.

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Place details

Locality: Lonar
Region: Maharashtra
Country: India
Population: 23,416
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Lonar
Settlement.native_name_lang: Marathi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Lonar Sarovar lake Maharastra.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Lonar crater lake in Buldhana district (Maharashtra)
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Maharashtra
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Maharashtra, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Buldhana
Settlement.founder: Indian ecological dept
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 563
Settlement.population_total: 20082
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001

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Wikidata facts

Area: 0.66
Elevation: 563
Dialing code: 7260

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postal code: 443302

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Contents

Geography
Demographics
Lonar crater
Flora and fauna
Ambar lake
Temples
Transport and tourism
References

Lonar is famous for Lonar crater and Lonar Lake, which is located at . It is a meteorite crater created in the Pleistocene Epoch. The crater contains salt water lake is 1.8 km in diameter and is 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.