Jamnagar

Jamnagar
City
Clockwise from top: Lakhota Lake, Lesser Flamingos, Darbar Garh Market, Swaminaryan Temple
Official logo of Jamnagar
Nickname(s): 
Jewel of Kathiawar, Paris of Saurashtra, Oil City, Brass City, Chhota Kashi, Halar
Jamnagar is located in Gujarat
Jamnagar
Jamnagar
Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates: 22°28′N 70°04′E / 22.47°N 70.07°E / 22.47; 70.07
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
DistrictJamnagar
Established1540
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyJamnagar Municipal Corporation
 • MayorVinodbhai Khimsurya [2] [3]
 • Municipal CommissionerShri D N Modi, IAS [4]
Area
 • Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
 • Rank5
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total668,000 (City Area)[1]
 • RankIndia : 87th
 • Density5,780/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
DemonymJamnagari
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
361 001-09
Telephone code0288
Vehicle registrationGJ-10
Websitewww.mcjamnagar.com

Jamnagar (pronunciation) is a city and the headquarters of Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch, some 337 kilometres (209 mi) west of the state capital, Gandhinagar.

India's largest private company, Reliance Industries, has established the world's largest oil refining and petrochemicals complex in Jamnagar district.[6]

The city was the capital of Nawanagar princely state during British Raj.[7]

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of India signed an agreement to establish the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar. This global knowledge centre for traditional medicine, supported by an investment of USD 250 million from the Government of India, aims to harness the potential of traditional medicine from across the world through modern science and technology to improve the health of people and the planet.[8]

India's largest private company, Reliance Industries is developing world's largest zoo near by 28 kms from Jamnagar city.[9] Luxury hotel chain Lemon Tree Hotels will open its new luxury hotel in Jamnagar in FY25.[9] Jamnagar Municipal Corporation is planning to be develop riverfront on Rangmati – Nagmati river which cost of around 500 crore.[10]

  1. ^ "Jamnagar Population 2023". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "જામનગર શહેરના નવા મેયરના નામની જાહેરાત કરવામાં આવી છે". 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Hasmukh Jethwa is new Mayor of Jamnagar, Karsan Karmur his deputy". deshgurat. 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Who's Who | District Jamnagar, Government of Gujarat | India".
  5. ^ "Amdavad city". Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Jamnagar: Reliance Industries Limited". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "WHO establishes the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India". www.who.int.
  9. ^ a b "Lemon Tree Hotels signs new property in India's Jamnagar". 9 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Jamnagar: રંગમતી, નાગમતિ નદી પર રિવરફ્રન્ટ બનાવવાની યોજના 7 વર્ષથી માત્ર કાગળ પર, જાણો વિકાસને ક્યા ગ્રહણ લાગ્યુ ?". 17 April 2022.