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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vapi
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| image_skyline = Jain Temple, Vapi GIDC, Vapi - panoramio.jpg
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| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Valsad district|Valsad]]
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| elevation_m = 27.33
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_urban = 163,630
| population_rank = 287
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| population_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web|title=Vapi City Population Census 2011 {{!}} Gujarat|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/342-vapi.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=23 October 2017}}</ref>
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'''Vapi''' ([[IAST]]: vāpī,{{audio|Vapi.ogg|pronunciation}}), is a city and municipality in [[Valsad district]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], India. It is situated near the banks of the [[Daman Ganga River]], around 28 km south of the district headquarters in the city of [[Valsad]], and it is surrounded by the [[States and territories of India|Union Territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]. It is believed that city got its name from the old small [[stepwell]] situated near the balitha area. The meaning of vapi (''वापी'') in [[sanskrit]] is a water reservoir or a water storage body.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vapi|title=Vapi, Vāpī, Vāpi: 9 definitions|last=www.wisdomlib.org|date=3 August 2014|website=www.wisdomlib.org|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>

The town originally belonged to the Kshatriya [[Jagir|Jagirdar]] family Palande during the [[Maratha Empire]]. After independence from the British Crown in 1951, the [[Jagir|Jagirdar]] system was abolished by the Indian government and the community of [[Brahmin|Anavil Brahmin]] who formerly acted as tax farmers during the era of the Maratha Empire received the land.
Vapi is also known as the City of Chemicals, it is the largest industrial area in Gujarat in terms of small-scale industries, dominated by the chemical industry.

== Geography ==
[[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 08]] bisects the city. The western part was the original location of the town, while the eastern part consists mainly of industry and newer residential areas. Mumbai is roughly 180 km to the south, and Surat is about 120  km to the north.

The [[Arabian Sea]], at the [[River delta|delta]] of the Damanganga, is about 7 km to the west. The city has tropical weather and enjoys three distinct seasons: winter, summer and [[monsoon]], with rainfall ranging from 100 inches to 120 inches per annum. The Dhobikhadi, Bhilkhadi, Kolak and Damanganga rivers flow through Vapi.

Surrounding locations include Daman, [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]], [[Umargam]], [[Sarigam]], [[Bhilad]], [[Udvada]], [[Sanjan (Gujarat)|Sanjan]] and [[Pardi]].

Vapi shares its border with the union territory of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] and [[Maharashtra]].

The union territory of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] as well as Sarigam, Bhilad, Umargam, and Pardi, only 12–40 km from Vapi, are good residential and commercial areas. Daman and Silvassa attract tourists from all over the world. Salvav is a popular leisure area because of its pretty panorama and cleaner air than the rest of the city's.

== Transport ==
[[File:Vapi platformboard.jpg|thumb|Vapi platformboard]]
[[National Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 8]] passes through Vapi. It is connected to all major cities. It is the only place from which one can visit Daman and Silvassa. City bus service is available.

To cater to industry, the city hosts what is called a "floating population". The [[Vapi railway station]] on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail link of [[Western Railway (India)]] has become the direct beneficiary in terms of revenues due to daily commuters. It is the only city connecting Daman district with Dadra and Nagar Haveli district.

== Economy ==
[[File:Big Bazar, Salvav, Vapi - panoramio.jpg|thumb|on Big Bazar, Salvav, Vapi]]
Vapi is a hub for the chemical industry.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Its one of station in Bullet Train project too.

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Valsad district]]
[[Category:Vapi]]

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