Gondia
Sign in to saveGondia (also spelled as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is a city and headquarters of eponymous Gondia District in Maharashtra, India. Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area. Gondia Airport (also known as Birsi Airport) is the only airport in the district.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gondia City
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 132,813
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Gondia
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.other_name
- Gondiya, Gundiya
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.nickname
- Rice city
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Gondia Airport, Gondia Junction, Gateway (Taj) Hotel, Mini Eiffel Tower
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- Maharashtra
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- yes
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- 6
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- none
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Gondia district
- Population
- +132821
- Area
- +30
- Elevation
- +300
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Gondia district
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Gondia (also spelled as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is a city and headquarters of eponymous Gondia District in Maharashtra, India. Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area. Gondia Airport (also known as Birsi Airport) is the only airport in the district.
==History== The region is named after the Gondi people, an Adivasi group in central India. During British Rule, Proprietor of Gondia was a Ponwar Rajput.