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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Junagadh}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Junagadh district
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| map_caption = Location of district in Gujarat
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]
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| seat = [[Junagadh]]
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'''Junagadh district''' is a district of the [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]]. Its administrative headquarters is the city of [[Junagadh]].

==Geography==
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 [[Hinduism]] and [[Jainism]].

==Divisions==
[[Taluk]]as of Junagadh are: Junagadh City, Bhesan subdistrict,<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web |title=Bhesan |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=577669 |website=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20171128191933/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=577669 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Junagadh Rural, Keshod, Malia, Manavadar, Mangrol, Mendarda, Vanthali, Visavadar

==Transportation==

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 a long shore line and has ports like [[Veraval]], [[Mangrol, Kathiawar|Mangrol]], Chorwad etc. But it has limited usages other than fisheries industry.

As of October 2011, the government of India has given its approval for a 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.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,15,521|13=1911|14=4,58,829|15=1921|16=4,91,969|17=1931|18=5,79,792|19=1941|20=7,29,508|21=1951|22=8,29,760|23=1961|24=10,51,074|25=1971|26=14,08,342|27=1981|28=18,13,780|29=1991|30=20,91,182|31=2001|32=24,48,173|33=2011|34=27,43,082|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
|title=Religions in Junagadh district (2011)<ref name=districtcensus/>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|orange|87.39}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|12.21}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|yellow|0.14}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|pink|0.09}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|blue|0.04}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.13}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Junagadh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,743,082,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.co.in/district/junagadh-district-gujarat-479 | title = Junagadh District Population - Census 2011 | publisher = CensusIndia.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Jamaica]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Utah]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Utah 2,763,885
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2011-01-01
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 142nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 310 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 12.01%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Junagadh has a [[sex ratio]] of 952 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males.<ref name=districtcensus/> It had a literacy rate of 67.7% in 2001 which increased to a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.88% in 2011.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 96.84% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 1.25% [[Hindi]], 0.99% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and 0.59% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Notable personalities==
* [[Narsinh Mehta]] (1414?–1481?), poet-saint, born in [[Talaja, Bhavnagar]].

* [[Wazir Mohammad]] (1929–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
* [[Dhirubhai Ambani]] (1932–2002), business magnate and entrepreneur, born at Chorwad, Junagadh
* [[Hanif Mohammad]] (1934–2016), cricketer, born at Junagadh, settled in Pakistan after 1947
* [[Rajendra Shukla (poet)|Rajendra Shukla]] (1942–), poet, born at Bantwa, Junagadh
* [[Mushtaq Mohammad]] (1943–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
* [[Sadiq Mohammad]] (1945–), cricketer, born at Junagadh, later settled in Pakistan
* [[Parveen Babi]] (1949–2005), Bollywood actress, born at Junagadh
* [[Muhammad Mahabat Khan III|Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan]]

==Flora and fauna==
Junagadh contains the [[Gir Forest National Park]], which is the only home to [[Asiatic lion]]s. 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.

== Education ==
[[Junagadh Agricultural University]] is majorly famous here. There are so many other educational institutes here like:
# N R Vekaria Institutes of Business Management Studies
# Amrut Institute, Junagadh
# http://www.bknmu.edu.in/

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://junagadh.nic.in/ Official website]
*[http://collectorjunagadh.gujarat.gov.in/ Junagadh Collectorate official website]
*[http://junagadhdp.gujarat.gov.in/ Junagadh Jilla Panchayat official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Junagadh district
|North = [[Rajkot district]]
|Northeast = [[Rajkot district]]/[[Amreli district]]
|East = [[Amreli district]]
|Southeast = [[Amreli district]]/[[Gir Somnath district]]
|South = [[Gir Somnath district]]
|Southwest = ''[[Arabian Sea]]''
|West = [[Porbandar district]]
|Northwest = [[Porbandar district]]
}}

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