Yavatmal district

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Yavatmal district
District of Maharashtra
Clockwise from top-left: Borgaon Dam, Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Bembla Dam, lake in Yavatmal, Chavsala Takdi
Location in Maharashtra
Yavatmal district
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Amravati
Headquarters	Yavatmal
Tehsils	1.Arni, 2.Umarkhed, 3.Kalamb, 4.Pandharkaoda-Kelapur, 5.Ghatanji, 6.Zari Jamani, 7.Darwha, 8.Digras, 9.Ner, 10.Pusad, 11.Babhulgaon, 12.Mahagaon, 13.Maregaon, 14.Yavatmal, 15.Ralegaon 16.Wani
Government
• Body	Yavatmal Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister	Sanjay Rathod (Cabinet Minister Mha)
• President Z. P. Yavatmal	NA
• District Collector	Mr. Pankaj Ashiya IAS
• CEO Z. P. Yavatmal	Mr. Mandar Patki IAS
• MPs	Bhavana Gawali (Yavatmal–Washim) Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar (Chandrapur) Hemant Patil (Hingoli)
Area
• Total	13,582 km2 (5,244 sq mi)
Population  (2011[1])
• Total	2,772,348
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
• Urban	17%
Demographics
• Literacy	82.72%
• Sex ratio	951 women per 1,000 men
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH7,NH361
Average annual precipitation	911.34 mm
Website	yavatmal.nic.in

Yavatmal district pronunciation^ⓘ, [jəʋət̪maːɭ] formerly known as Yeotmal, is a district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the region of Vidarbha, in the east-central part of the state. It is Vidarbha's third-largest district by population, after Nagpur and Amravati.^[2] Yavatmal city is the administrative headquarters of the district.