Districts of Gujarat

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The Indian state of Gujarat has 26 districts. The state was created in 1960 out of the 17 northern districts of the former Bombay State: Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dang, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kachchh, Mehsana, Panchmahal, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, and Vadodara (Baroda).

In 1964 Gandhinagar District was formed from parts of Ahmedabad and Mahesana, and in 1966 Valsad District was split from Surat. On October 2, 1997 Anand District was split from Kheda, Dahod District was split from Panchmahal, Narmada District was split from Bharuch, Navsari District was split from Valsad, and Porbandar District was split from Junagadh. In 2000 Patan District was formed from parts of Banaskantha and Mahesana. On Oct. 2, 2007 Tapi is created as the state's 26th district. Gujarat now comprises 26 districts.

District Code	District Name	Headquarter (City)	Population (2001)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
AH	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	5,808,378	8,707	667
AM	Amreli District	Amreli	1,393,295	6,760	206
AN	Anand	Anand	1,856,712	2,942	631
BK	Banaskantha	Palanpur	2,502,843	12,703	197
BR	Bharuch	Bharuch	1,370,104	6,524	210
BV	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar	2,469,264	11,155	221
DA	Dahod	Dahod	1,635,374	3,642	449
DG	The Dangs	Ahwa	186,712	1,764	106
GA	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	1,334,731	649	2,057
JA	Jamnagar	Jamnagar	1,913,685	14,125	135
JU	Junagadh	Junagadh	2,448,427	8,839	277
KA	Kutch	Bhuj	1,526,321	45,652	33
KH	Kheda	Kheda	2,023,354	4,215	480
MA	Mehsana	Mehsana	1,837,696	4,386	419
NR	Narmada	Rajpipla	514,083	2,749	187
NV	Navsari	Navsari	1,229,250	2,211	556
PA	Patan	Patan	1,181,941	5,738	206
PM	Panchmahal	Godhra	2,024,883	5,219	388
PO	Porbandar	Porbandar	536,854	2,294	234
RA	Rajkot	Rajkot	3,157,676	11,203	282
SK	Sabarkantha	Himmatnagar	2,083,416	7,390	282
SN	Surendranagar	Surendranagar	1,515,147	10,489	144
ST	Surat	Surat	4,996,391	7,657	653
TA	Tapi	-	-	-	-
VD	Vadodara	Vadodara	3,639,775	7,794	467
VL	Valsad	Valsad	1,410,680	3,034	465

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• Districts of Gujarat : At a Glance