Latur

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Latur is a city in the Marathwada region of western India known for its agricultural economy and for being the epicenter of a devastating earthquake in 1993.

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Latur canonical 5
Latur district 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf City
Earthquake
causedSevereDamageIn Latur
Osmanabad district
linked to: Osmanabad
climate semi-arid climate
country India
India
date 30 September 1993
district Latur district
linked to: Latur
division Aurangabad division
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 631 m
epicenter Latur
governingBody Latur Municipal Corporation
hasAirport Latur Airport
hasMajorCrops sorghum (jowar)
soybean
sugarcane
sunflower
tur (pigeon pea)
hasMajorIndustries agro-based industries
dairy industry
oil mills
sugar mills
hasNotableEvent 1993 Latur earthquake
historicalRegion Hyderabad State (former)
linked to: Hyderabad State
isHeadquartersOf Latur district
linked to: Latur
knownFor 1993 Latur earthquake
agricultural economy
localLanguage Hyderabadi Marathi
Kannada
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn western India
linked to: Western India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOn Balaghat plateau
magnitude approximately 6.2 Mw
maximumIntensity VIII–IX (MSK scale)
officialLanguage Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
postalCodePrefix 4135xx
railwayStation Latur Road railway station
Latur railway station
region Marathwada
state Maharashtra
Maharashtra
telephoneCode 02382
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode MH-24

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Maharashtra hasCity Latur
Marathwada hasMajorCity Latur
Marathwada hasDistrict Latur district
linked to: Latur
Latur district Latur district
linked to: Latur
Latur isHeadquartersOf Latur district
linked to: Latur
1993 Latur earthquake epicenter Latur
subject linked to: Latur
1993 Latur earthquake causedSevereDamageIn Latur
subject linked to: Latur