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| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Population | 2,448,173 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Junagadh District is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh.
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The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Rajkot District (North), Porbandar District (North-West), Amreli District (East). To the South and West is the Arabian Sea.
Porbandar, Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace, was earlier a part of this district, before the Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.
Junagadh has a mountain range called Girnar which is a place of pilgrimage for Jainism and Hinduism.
Talukas of Junagadh are:
Junagadh is well connected by Road and Railway networks. It is about 100 km. from Rajkot and 350 km. from Ahmedabad. National highway 8D connects Junagadh to Rajkot via Jetpur.
Junagadh railway station is also well connected with Rajkot, Ahmedabad. It is in the city area. Junagadh also has an airport at Keshod which has limited connectivity with Mumbai.
The District has long shore line and has ports like Veraval, Mangrol, Chorwad etc. But it has limited usages other than fisheries industry.
As of October,2011, the Government of India has given it's approval for Rope way on Mount Girnar. However it will take a lot of time to develop it. In the past helicopter service was available for Mount Girnar but it is now discontinued.
According to the 2011 census Junagadh district has a population of 2,742,291,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica[2] or the US state of Utah.[3] This gives it a ranking of 142nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.01 %.[1] Junagadh has a sex ratio of 952 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 76.88 %.[1]
Junagadh District enshrines the Somnath Temple at Somnath, Prabhaspatan near Veraval. Somnath is the first out of the 12 Jyotirlingas.
Junagadh contains the Gir Forest National Park, which is the only home to Asiatic lions. Mount Girnar is also declared a forest reserve for Bamboos. "Girnari Giddh," the long-billed vultures are found only on girnar, as the Girnar region alone accounts for about 25 per cent of the species and about 10 per cent of the total vulture population in the Gujarat State.
| Porbandar district | Rajkot district | |||
| Amreli district | ||||
| Junagadh district | ||||
| Arabian Sea | Diu district, Daman and Diu |
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