Gir Somnath district







district in Gujarat, India




















































Gir Somnath district
district

Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat

Country
 India
State Gujarat
Region Saurashtra
Headquarters Veraval
Area
[1]

 • Total 3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Population
(2011[1])

 • Total 946,790
 • Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Languages

 • Official
Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone
UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration GJ 32
Website gujaratindia.com

Gir Somnath District is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the town of Veraval. Veraval has a population around 3.5 lacs.


Gir Somnath District was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came into existence in Gujarat.[2][3]


Patan-Veraval, Talala, Sutrapada, Kodinar, Una and Gir-Gadhada are the talukas of Gir Somnath District.[4]


The Gir Forest is a home of many wildlife creatures including lions, deer, and monkeys. Asiatic Lions can be only be found in the Gir Forest.[4]




The famed Somnath temple, a Hindu pilgrimage sites is located in Gir Somnath District



See also



  • Somnath temple

  • Veraval

  • Delwada

  • Veraval Chowpati

  • Sasan Gir



Notes and references





  1. ^ ab Industrial Potentiality Survey Report of Gir Somnath District [2016-17


  2. ^ "Promises Delivered! Gujarat Cabinet approves creation of 7 New Districts and 22 New Talukas". Narendra Modi. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Maps of Gujarat's new 7 districts and changes in existing districts". Desh Gujarat. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.


  4. ^ ab About Gir Somnath - Collectorate - District Gir Somnath
















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