Akola district



is a district in, located in central. district forms the central part of division, which corresponds to the former  province of.

Area of the district is 5,431 km². It is bounded on the north by, to the east by and by , to the south by Washim District, and to the west by. Washim was earlier a part of Akola.

History
The, ( Adgaon near Akot ), took place on , between the  under the command of Governor   and the forces of  under  of  during.

Many old forts are located in Akola District viz.

Geography
The district boundary latitude are :  N and longitude are :  E

The climate is tropical and people mostly uses cotton clothes.

Rivers and lakes
The forms the part of north boundary of the district, and the top north portion of the district lies within its watershed along with  and. The forms the part of northwest boundary of the district after entering from the Amravati district.

The drains the southwestern portion of the district,  drains the midsouth portion of the district,while the southeast is drained by the  and.

Here are some of the rivers in , with their



Demography
The population of the district is 1,630,239 (2001 census).The district is 38.49% urban as of 2001. 

Divisions
The district of Akola comprise of talukas namely, , , , , and.

Transport
Important railway stations with their codes are Paras, Gaigaon, Junction(AK),  Junction (MZR) and are under Bhusawal-Badnera Section of  Division of.

The other stations under are Hiwarkhed, Adgaon Buzurg(ABZ), Akot(AKOT), Patsul(PTZ), Ugwe(UGWE),  Junction , Shivani Shivpur(SVW), Barshitakli(BSQ), Lohogad(LHD), Amna Vadi(AMW),Jaulka(JUK)  are under Purna - Khandwa Section of.

The stations under are Lakhpuri,  Junction, Karanja under two Narrow Gauge Branch lines viz Murtajapur-Achalpur and Murtajapur-Yavatmal of  Division of.

Economy
and Jawar are the predominant crops grown in the district.

Oil and Dal mills are also rampant.