Morbi district

Morbi district
Morbi district
District of Gujarat
	Mani Mandir in Morbi
	Interactive Map Outlining Morbi District
	Location in Gujarat
	Coordinates: 22°49′28.15846″N 70°56′11.98194″E / 22.8244884611°N 70.9366616500°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Region	Saurashtra
Headquarters	Morbi
Area
• Total	4,872 km2 (1,881 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	960,329
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ-36
Website	morbi.nic.in

Morbi district is in the state of Gujarat, India. It was formed on August 15, 2013, along with several other districts, on the 67th Independence Day of India.^[1]^[2] Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has 5 talukas - Morbi, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner (previously in Rajkot district) and Halvad (previously in Surendranagar district). Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of Morbi district. The town of Morbi is situated on the Machchhu River, 35 km from the sea and 60 km from Rajkot. As per 2011 census data, the city had a population of 2,10,451 and average literacy rate of 83.64%.

This district is surrounded by Kutch district to the north, Surendranagar district to the east, Rajkot district to the south and Jamnagar district to the west.

^ "Next Republic Day, Gujarat will be bigger..." Indian Express. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
^ "7 new districts to start functioning from Independence Day - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[1] "Next Republic Day, Gujarat will be bigger..." Indian Express. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

[2] "7 new districts to start functioning from Independence Day - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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