Junagadh
Junagadh (ⓘ) is the city and headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 kilometres (221 mi) southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
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From top: Gate of the city of Junagadh, Statue of Narsinh Mehta, Girnar Hills, Radha Damodar Temple, Junagadh, Damodar Kund, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh, Mahabat Maqbara | |
Junagadh Junagadh (Gujarat) Junagadh Junagadh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°31′19.9″N 70°27′28.4″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Region | Saurashtra |
| District | Junagadh |
| Established | 319 BCE |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Junagadh Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Geetaben Parmar |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Rajesh M. Tanna (IAS) |
| • MLA | Sanjaybhai Koradia (BJP) |
| • MP | Rajesh Chudasama (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Elevation | 102.27 m (335.53 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 319,462 |
| • Rank | 137 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 36200x |
| Telephone code | +91285xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-11 |
| Sex ratio | 1.04 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy rate | 88.00% |
| Website | junagadhmunicipal |
Literally translated, Junagadh means "Old Fort".
After a brief struggle between India and Pakistan, Junagadh voted to join India in a plebiscite held on 20 February 1948. It was a part of Saurashtra state and later Bombay state. In 1960, in consequence of the Maha Gujarat movement, it became part of the newly formed Gujarat state.
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