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Darwha

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Darwha

Total population

25,800

Elevation355 m
Land area2.15 km²
Coordinates20.31°, 77.77°

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City facts

Elevation
355 m
Area
2.15 km²

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Overview

Darwha is a town and a municipal council in Yavatmal district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

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History & geography

History

Locals believe Rango Bapuji Gupte, a freedom fighter had lived incognito in the town. The town is also famous for 'Golibar Chowk', square where British soldiers supposedly opened fire on an unarmed gathering. If one looks for the history of Darwha city, it was one of the big market places during the period of 1800 AD to 1900 AD for peanut oil and cotton, there were about 8 nos. ginning and about 200 "Tel Ghanies" were there. During the era of "Satvahan", Darwha was well known market place for cattle, dairy products and cotton and cotton seeds.

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Geography

Latitude
20.3096
Longitude
77.7719
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.28
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,926

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

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
295
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

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