 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2012) |
Vapi | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Jain Temple, Vapi | |
  Vapi Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°22′19″N 72°55′01″E / 20.372°N 72.917°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Valsad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Vapi Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
• City | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27.33 m (89.67 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rank | 287 |
| • Urban | 163,630 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 396191 / 396194 / 396195 |
| 0260 | 91260 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-15 |
| Website | vapimunicipality |
Vapi (IAST: vāpī, ),[2] is a city and Municipal Corporation [3] in Valsad district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated near the banks of the Daman Ganga River, around 28 km south of the district headquarters in the city of Valsad, and it is surrounded by the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The town originally belonged to the Kshatriya Jagirdar family Palande during The Great Maratha Empire. After independence from the British Crown, the Jagirdar system was abolished by the Indian government in 1951 and the community of Anavil Brahmin who formerly acted as tax farmers during the era of the Maratha Empire received the land. It is believed that the city got its name from the old small stepwell which was built by Maratha and is situated near the Balitha area.The meaning of vapi (वापी) in sanskrit is a water reservoir or a water storage body.[4]
Vapi is one of the largest industrial areas in Gujarat in terms of small-scale industries, dominated by the chemical industry.
- ^ "Vapi City Population Census 2011 | Gujarat". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Vapi, Municipality. "Home | Vapi Municipality". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Corporation status for Navsari, Vapi". The Times of India. 3 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ wisdomlib.org (3 August 2014). "Vapi, Vāpī, Vāpi: 9 definitions". wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 26 October 2019.