Yavatmal
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Yavatmal () is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Yavatmal District. Yavatmal is around 90 km away from divisional headquarters Amravati while it is away from the state capital Mumbai and 150 km south west of Nagpur.
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Yavatmal is a city in India that serves as the capital of Yavatmal district. It is located in the state of Maharashtra and has an elevation of 445 meters above sea level. The city covers an area of 10.17 square kilometers and has a population of 116,551. Its postal code is 445001, and the local dialing code is 7232.
The city is situated in the UTC+05:30 time zone. Yavatmal is described in the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 34.59 degrees, while air quality metrics show a US AQI of 43.
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Place details
- Locality
- Yavatmal
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 128,175
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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- Yavatmal Municipal Council
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- 5 in Vidharbh
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Travel guide
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Yavatmal has an agricultural economy and is informally known as the "Cotton City", where cotton is the cash crop.
The principal language of the Yavatmal district is Marathi however Varhadi dialect of Marathi majorly spoken by people of Yavatmal. However, since the district has numerous Scheduled and Nomadic Tribes, other languages such as Gormati or Banjari, Gondi, Urdu, Telugu and Kolami are also spoken in parts of the district.
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Yavatmal is known for its unique Navratri festival celebration, the whole city is known for organizing huge celebration events for Navratri. Festivals like Gudi Padwa, Diwali, Dussehra, Christmas, Easter Sunday and almost all Hindu and Christian occasions are celebrated. The district is also home to a Buddhist community.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Yavatmal () is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Yavatmal District. Yavatmal is around 90 km away from divisional headquarters Amravati while it is away from the state capital Mumbai and 150 km south west of Nagpur.
==Etymology== The name is derived from the Marathi Yavat (mountain) and mal (row). Another theory is as the city is located on a plateau, which is comparatively higher altitude than its other tehsils.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yavatmal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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