Porbandar

Porbandar Sudamapuri
City
Kirti Mandir, birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi
Logo of Porbandar Chhaya Municipal Corporation
Porbandar Porbandar (Gujarat) Show map of Gujarat Porbandar Porbandar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°38′30.0″N 69°37′45.5″E / 21.641667°N 69.629306°E / 21.641667; 69.629306[1]
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Porbandar
Government
• Body	Porbandar - Chhaya Municipal Corporation
Area
• Total	38.43 km2 (14.84 sq mi)
Elevation	30.85 m (101.21 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	152,760
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Gujarati
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	360575
Vehicle registration	GJ-25

Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was the former capital of the Porbandar princely state. Porbandar and Chhaya are the twin cities of each other and both cities are jointly governed by Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation.