Porbandar district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Porbandar.
Porbandar District
District of Gujarat
Kirti Mandir, birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi
Kirti Mandir, birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi
Nickname: 
PBR
Map
Interactive map outlining Porbandar district
Location of Porbandar district in Gujarat
Location of Porbandar district in Gujarat
Coordinates: 21°37′48″N 69°36′0″E / 21.63000°N 69.60000°E / 21.63000; 69.60000
Country India
StateGujarat
RegionSaurashtra
HeadquartersPorbandar
Government
 • District CollectorMr. Mukesh A Pandya
Area
 • Total
2,316 km2 (894 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
585,449
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi, Sindhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ-25
Websiteporbandar.gujarat.gov.in

Porbandar district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. The district covers an area of 2,316 km2. It had a population of 5.85,449 of which 48.77% were urban as of the 2011 census.[1] This district was carved out of Junagadh district. It lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Porbandar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is surrounded by Jamnagar district and Devboomi Dwarka to the north, Junagadh district and Rajkot district to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west and south.

As of 2011 it is the second least-populous district of Gujarat (out of 33), after Dang.[2]

  1. ^ Census India Map Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Porbandar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.