Chandrapur district is located in the Nagpur division of the state of Maharastra. It was the largest district of India before it was split into a separate district of Gadchiroli.

In the past Hindu and Buddhist kings ruled the area for a long time. In 1854, Chandrapur formed an independent district and in 1874 it comprised the three tehsils Mul, Warora and Bramhpuri. A new tehsil with headquarter at Gadchoroli was created in 1905 by transfer of zamindari estates from Bramhpuri and Chandrapur tehsil. In 1907 a small zamindari tract from Chandrapur district was transferred to the newly formed districts. After India`s independence in 1947, the former Central Provinces became the new Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. No major changes occurred in the boundaries of the district or its tehsils between 1911-1955.

During the linguistic re organization of the states the Marathi speaking district of Chandrapur was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to became part of Bombay State. Adilabad district of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh">Hyderabad state was first transferred to Nanded district and then to Chandrapur district in 1959. Chandrapur district comprises of 15 talukas, namely Chandrapur, Ballarpur, Rajura, Bhadravati, Warora, Chimur, Nagbhid, Bramhapuri, Sindewahi, Mul, Sawali, Gondpipri, Gadchandur, Korpana and Pombhurna. In order to lessen the administrative burden in 1981 this district was again divided into Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. Chandrapur district now comprises the tehsil of Chandrapur, Bhadravati, Warora, Chimur, Nagbhir, Bramhpuri, Sindhewahi, Mul, Gondpipri, Pomburna, Saoli, Rajura, Korpana, Jivati and Balharshah. The geographical area of the district of Chandrapur is 10,655 sq km out of which the rural area is 10,521 sq km and the urban area is 174 sq km. According to the 2001 census the population of Chandrapur district was 20,71,101. It is located between 19.30` N to 20.45`N latitude and 78.46`E longitude and is the easternmost district of the state of Maharashtra. On the northern side of the district is Nagpur, Bhandara and Wardha, on the eastern side is Yavatmal, Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh on the southern side and Gadchiroli on the eastern side.

The climate of the district can be classified as tropical hot climate with high temperatures throughout the year. The two prominent seasons of the district are the very hot summer and moderate winter. Winter season is short and mild while the summers are hot and prolonged. After the summer, comes the monsoon, which lasts till late September. There is no drought prone area in the district as the southwest monsoon brings a lot of rainfall. The average annual rainfall is about 1420 mm. The eastern part receives more rainfall then west. Average no of rainy days is 60 to 65 through out the district. The humidity level in the district is very high during the monsoons, which fall down during the summer season. The temperature starts decreasing from the month of October. December is the coldest month. During the summer season the temperature rises as high as 46º and the district is amongst the highest temperature in the South Asian region. Usually the wind blows from south to north. In summer the wind blows from east to and south and during the monsoon from south to east. During winter, the wind direction changes from north to east.

The region is a part of the Godavari basin. The three tributaries of the Godavari flow in this region. They are the Wardha, the Wainganga and the Penganga rivers. The main river of the district is the Wainganga River, which flows along the border of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli district. The Wardha is the only perennial river in the district .The Penganga River that flows along the western border takes east west course and then joins the Wardha River at Wadha near Ghugus.

Chandrapur district is famous for its super thermal power plant which is one of the biggest in Asia and has vast coal reserves .It is also the largest reservoirs of limestone and therefore there are a lot of cement factories like Larsen and Tubro (now Ultratech) Gujarat Ambuja (Maratha Cement Works), Manikgard and ACC.

The city of Chandrapur has ancient temples of Ankleshwar (Lord Shiva) and Mahakali (Goddess Mahakali).

Tadoba National Park near Chandrapur is one of India`s 28 Project tiger reserves and one of the famous tourist spots. Other tourist places are Ramala Tank, Junona Tank at Chandrapur, Ghodazari Project, Satbahini Tapovan At Naghbir, Adyal Tekari at Bramhpuri, Ramdegi at Chimur. The languages spoken are Marathi, Hindi, Gondi and Kolam.