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Akkalkuva

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Elevation209 m
Land area2.28 km²
Coordinates21.55°, 74.02°

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City facts

Elevation
209 m
Area
2.28 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Akkalkuwa is a town and the administrative headquarters of Akkalkuwa taluka of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra state. Akkalkuwa lies in Satpuda range of hills, with Narmada River forming northern boundary. Akarni and Taloda talukas lie on the east while southern and western boundaries are occupied by Gujarat state. Because of the hilly terrain with more than fifty percent area falling under forest. This taluka has no Nagarpalika. Big villages are Khapar and Molgi in this taluka. Population of this town is 17,840(2011).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
21.5550
Longitude
74.0162
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
134
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9
  • Little Cormorant
    Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    7
  • Common Crane
    Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    6
  • Painted Stork
    Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769) · Aves
    6
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    6

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2020-11-07

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Maharashtra

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,931

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
469
Avg daily Wikipedia views
16
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API