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Amravati city is situated
340 m above from the sea level. Pohara & Chirodi hills are in the east of the city.
Maltekdi is one of the hills which is inside the city. The hight of Maltekdi is
around 60 m & the statue of great maratha kind, Shri Shivaji Maharaj is placed on the
top of the hill. There are two lakes in the eastern part of the city, namely, Chhatri
Talao & Wadali Talao. The city is located in the East Maharashtra on the altitude of
20o 56' north & 77o 47' east. It is the main centre
of west Vidarbha. It is on the Mumbai-Calcutta high way.
Udumbaravati was the encient name of today's Amravati. It was due to the presence of ample
number of Audumber trees in the region. The name was further abbrevated as Umbravati,
Umravati & Amravati. The city grown up rapidly at the end of 18 th century due to the
growth in businesses. It was one of the richest town of the area. |
