Patan district

Patan district
Top: Rani ki vav in Patan
Bottom: Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya Temple in Siddhpur
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Patan District
Location of district in Gujarat
Location of district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 23°49′48″N 72°7′12″E / 23.83000°N 72.12000°E / 23.83000; 72.12000
Country India
State Gujarat
Founded byVanaraja Chavda
Named forAnhilpur Patan
HeadquartersPatan
TaluksPatan City
Siddhpur
Chanasma
Harij
Radhanpur
Santalpur
Saraswati
Shankheshwar
Sami
Unjha (Until 2011)
Government
 • District CollectorShri Arvind V., IAS
 • MPBharatsinhji Dabhi
Area
 • Total5,792 km2 (2,236 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,343,734
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ-24
Websitegujaratindia.com
Official nameRani ki vav
TypeCultural
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iv)
Designated2014 (38th session)
Reference no.922
RegionSouthern Asia

Patan district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Its main city is Patan. This district is located in northern Gujarat and bounded by Banaskantha district in the north and northeast, Mehsana district in the east and southeast, Surendranagar district in the south and Kutch District and the Kutch nu Nanu Ran (Little Rann of Kutch) in the west. The district occupies an area of 5792 km2.

Some of its areas, Harij and Sami, bordering Kutch are quite sensitive [citation needed] as there is no settled population between there and the border of Pakistan even though geographically the border is quite some distance away.