Akron is a ceety in the Unitit States o Americae, the caipital o Summit Coonty in northeastren Ohio. It wis foondit in 1825 near the canal linkin the Ohio River tae Lake Erie.

Akron is an aa cawed the "Rubber Caipital o the Warld", bein heichlie developit especially in the tire sector stands oot as the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, a warld leader in this field, which haes its heidquarters here.


Coordinates: 41°4′23″N 81°31′4″W / 41.07306°N 81.51778°W / 41.07306; -81.51778