Yavatmal district

Yavatmal (यवतमाळ) (also Yeotmal) is a of the n state of. It is located in the region of, in the east-central part of the state. The district is 18.60% urban as of 2001. 

Its headquarters are in town.

History
It is believed that Yavatmal, along with the rest of the erstwhile province, was part of the legendary  of  mentioned in the. Berar also formed part of the during the reign of  ( to E). Berar later came under the rule of the dynasty (–), the  dynasty ( to  centuries), the  dynasty ( to  centuries), the  dynasty ( to  centuries), the Chalukyas again ( to  centuries), and finally the  dynasty of  (late  to early  centuries. A period of  rule began when, , conquered the region in the early 14th century. The region was part of the , which broke away from the Delhi Sultanate in the mid-14th century. The Bahmani Sultanate broke up into smaller sultanates at the end of the 15th century, and in  Berar became part of the  sultanate, based at . The Nizam Shahis ceded Berar to the  in . As Mughal rule started to unravel at the start of the , ,  of  seized the southern provinces of the empire (including Berar) in , forming an independent state.

In, the district together with the rest of Berar came under the administration of the. Berar was divided into East and West Berar with Yavatmal district being included in East Berar. In, Yavatmal along with some other s was formed into the district initially called Southeast Berar and later renamed Wani. In, Berar was leased by the to the British Government of India.

Geography
Yavatmal district is bounded on the north by, to the northeast by , to the east by , to the south by state and , to the southwest by , and to the west by.

and are the predominant crops grown in the district.

Yavatmal District forms the southeast corner of, which corresponds to the former province of.

Yavatmal district comprises sixteen tehsils namely, , , , , , , , , , , , , , and

The chief rivers flowing through the district are the and the. The Wardha is the only river flowing through the district which is partly navigable. The and the  are the main perennial  of the Wardha which flow through the district.

Demographics
Marathi is the major language. Other languages spoken are,. The used here is known as the Berar dialect. About 61% of the people are and 35%. In, there were 2,568 s and 209 s.

Economy
and are the main produce of the district. and teakwood are the chief exports of the district. Other items exported include, wooden furniture and.