Junagadh (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. On February 20, 1948, India sent military troops in Junagadh leading to the annexation of Junagadh.
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City | |
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 (Gujarat) | |
Coordinates: 21°31′19.9″N 70°27′28.4″E / 21.522194°N 70.457889°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Region | Saurashtra |
District | Junagadh |
Established | 319 BCE |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Junagadh Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Geetaben Parmar[1] (BJP) |
Area | |
• Total | 160 km2 (60 sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
Elevation | 102.27 m (335.53 ft) |
Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 452,000 |
• Rank | 137 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | |
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".[3]
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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