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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- Locality
- Yavatmal
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 128,175
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Yavatmal
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- City
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- Yavatmal Municipal Council
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- Yavatmal in Maharashtra
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- Country
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- State
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- Maharashtra
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- Region
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- Vidarbha
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- District
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- Yavatmal
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- Established
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- Municipality
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- Yavatmal Municipal Council
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- Metric
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- 5 in Vidharbh
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 116551
- Area
- 10.17
- Elevation
- 445
- Official website
- yavatmal.gov.in
- Image
- Yavatmal Municipal Council.JPG
- Dialing code
- 7232
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- postal code
- 445001
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- Yavatmal
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Travel guide
Understand
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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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.
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