Jamnagar district

This article is about the District. For its eponymous headquarters, see Jamnagar.

Jamnagar District
District of Gujarat
Top: Lakhota Lake and museum, Jamnagar
Bottom: Mangroves in Pirotan Marine Reserve
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Jamnagar District
Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°15′0″N 70°0′0″E / 22.25000°N 70.00000°E / 22.25000; 70.00000
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
HeadquartersJamnagar
Government
 • Collector & DMShri B. K. Pandya, IAS [2]
 • Police SuperintendentShri Premsukh Delu, IPS
 • District Development OfficerShri Vikalp Bhardwaj, IAS [2]
 • District Supply OfficerShri Sudhir Barad [2]
 • ICT OfficerShri R. N. Thakariya [2]
Area
 • Total
14,184 km2 (5,476 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
2,516,000 [1]
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ-10
Websitejamnagar.nic.in

Jamnagar District is a district of Gujarat in Western India. Its headquarters are located in the eponymous city of Jamnagar. It hosts the production facilities of large Indian companies[3] such as Reliance. Among its attractions are several palaces,[3] a Marine National Park and a Bird Sanctuary, known as Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary.[4] In 2013, Devbhoomi Dwarka district was carved out of the western part of the district.

India's largest private company, Reliance Industries is developing world's largest zoo near by 28 kms from Jamnagar city.[5] Luxury hotel chain Lemon Tree Hotels will open its new luxury hotel in Jamnagar in FY25.[5] Jamnagar Municipal Corporation is planning to be develop riverfront on Rangmati – Nagmati river which cost of around 500 crore.[6]

  1. ^ "Jamnagar Population 2023".
  2. ^ a b c d "Who's Who | District Jamnagar, Government of Gujarat | India".
  3. ^ a b "Jamnagar District Map". Mapsofindia.com. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ Mustak Amin Mepani. "Jamnagar the beautiful – Tourist information". Jamnagar.org. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Lemon Tree Hotels signs new property in India's Jamnagar". 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Jamnagar: રંગમતી, નાગમતિ નદી પર રિવરફ્રન્ટ બનાવવાની યોજના 7 વર્ષથી માત્ર કાગળ પર, જાણો વિકાસને ક્યા ગ્રહણ લાગ્યુ ?". 17 April 2022.