Akola Bazar

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Akola Bazar is a small town in Yavatmal district. Akola Bazar got its name to avoid confusion with the larger city of Akola. It was named Akola Bazar because of the weekly bazaar (Aathawadi Bazar) that is held in the town every Friday.

Demographics

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Geography

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Anjan tree near Bandarbaba

Akola Bazar has two rivers, intersecting at the northeast corner of the town near Bandar Baba Temple. The first river originates in a dam near Loni and flows through Loni, Pimpri, Hathgaon before merging into the second river at Akola Bazar. The second river rises near Hibri on Maharashtra State Highway. It flows through Salod before reaching Akola Bazar. It further flows through Manjarda and then merges into Adan River. One can see several Anjan trees on the bank of these rivers.

Climate

The climate of the town is, in general, hot and dry with moderately cold winters. The hot season begins in March and extends up to the first week of June. This is followed by the southwest monsoon season which lasts up till the end of September. October and November constitute the post-monsoon season and is followed by the cold season which lasts up till February.

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2012 flood

On Friday, 10 August 2012 during monsoon season, due to heavy rain, rivers overflowed wiping out more than 260 villages in Vidharbha. Akola Bazar was one of the victims of this flood situation. Then chief minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan, visited Akola Bazar among few other villages on Friday, 11 August 2012.

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