Udaipur District is
a district of Rajasthan state in western
India. The historic city of Udaipur
is the administrative headquarters
of the district.
Udaipur District bounded
on the northwest by the Aravalli Range,
across which lie the districts of Sirohi
and Pali. It is bounded on the north by
Rajsamand District, on the east by Chittaurgarh
District, on the southeast by Banswara
District, on the south by Dungarpur District,
and on the southwest by the state of Gujarat.
It is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan.
The district is generally hilly. The
western portion of the district is drained
by the Sabarmati River, which originates
in the Aravalli Range of Udaipur
District flows south into Gujarat. The
northern portion of the district is drained
by tributaries of the Banas River, including
the Ahar River, which flows through the
City of Udaipur. The southern and central
portion of the district is drained by
tributaries of the Mahi River, including
the Som and the Gomati. Dhebar Lake, also
known as Jaisamand Lake, has an area of
50 km² (20 square miles) when full,
and was created in the 17th century when
Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur built a marble
dam across the Gomati.