This is Gujaratipedia's verified guide to the cities and districts of Gujarat. The state is divided into thirty-three districts, and they are not interchangeable. Ahmedabad is the commercial engine, Gandhinagar is the planned capital, Jamnagar refines a large share of the country's oil, and Anand built India's dairy revolution. Each district has an economy, a history, and a character of its own. This guide breaks them down so you can understand Gujarat as a set of distinct places, not one flat block on the map.
The variety across districts is striking once you look. Bharuch and Bhavnagar are old port and industrial towns on opposite coasts. Banaskantha in the north borders Rajasthan and runs on agriculture and dairy. Dahod and Chhota Udaipur hold large tribal populations and hill terrain. Dang is the state's smallest and most forested district, while Devbhoomi Dwarka and Gir Somnath carry some of the most important temples and wildlife in the country. Amreli, Anand, Aravalli, and Botad each add their own layer.
Use this as a reference, not a travelogue. If you are researching a place to move, invest, or visit, start with the district entry to understand its economy and geography before you drill into a single city. The alphabetical structure, from Ahmedabad through Jamnagar and beyond, makes it easy to find a specific district fast. Read the entry for what the district is known for, its major towns, and its position in the state, then follow the links for depth.
District information online is often outdated, because Gujarat has redrawn its boundaries several times and new districts were carved from old ones. Generic pages still list the wrong count or miss the newer districts entirely. Gujaratipedia verifies each entry, so the districts here reflect the current map, not a decade-old copy. I would rather give you an accurate list than a confident wrong one. Every district links to a fuller, sourced profile you can actually build on.
This list is built from the Gujaratipedia database, a verified record of Gujarat cross-checked against IMDb, Wikipedia and trade press. Nothing here is invented: where a credit, figure or fact could not be confirmed from a real source, it is left out rather than guessed. That is why you can trust these rankings, and why they read differently from the recycled listicles elsewhere.
Explore Cities & Districts on Gujaratipedia →Ahmedabad is Gujarat's largest city and historic textile hub, home to India's first UNESCO World Heritage City designation and the Sabarmati Ashram of Mahatma Gandhi.
Amreli is an agricultural district of Saurashtra known for cotton and groundnut cultivation and as the birthplace of poet Kalapi.
Anand is known as the Milk Capital of India, headquarters of the Amul dairy cooperative that launched the White Revolution.
Aravalli is a district of North Gujarat carved from Sabarkantha in 2013, with a largely agrarian and tribal population and headquarters at Modasa.
Banaskantha, headquartered at Palanpur, is home to Banas Dairy, one of Asia's largest dairies, and the pilgrimage temple of Ambaji.
Bharuch is one of India's oldest port cities and a major chemical and petrochemical industrial hub on the Narmada estuary.
Bhavnagar, a former princely state, is known for the nearby Alang ship-breaking yard, one of the world's largest, and its diamond and plastics trade.
Botad is a Saurashtra district created in 2013 known for cotton ginning, agriculture, and the Salangpur Hanuman temple.
Chhota Udaipur is an eastern tribal district famed for its Rathwa Pithora folk paintings and its heritage as a former princely state.
Dahod is a tribal-majority district of Central Gujarat, the birthplace of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and home to a major railway manufacturing unit.
Dang is Gujarat's smallest and most forested district, a tribal region home to the state's only hill station, Saputara.
Devbhoomi Dwarka is a coastal Saurashtra district centered on the sacred city of Dwarka and the Dwarkadhish Krishna temple.
Gandhinagar is the planned capital of Gujarat, home to the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple and the GIFT City financial hub.
Gir Somnath is home to the Somnath temple and the Gir Forest, the last natural habitat of the Asiatic lion, with fishing port Veraval as its base.
Jamnagar hosts the world's largest oil refinery complex at Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery and is known for its brass-parts industry and Bandhani tie-dye.
Junagadh is a historic city at the foot of the sacred Girnar hills, known for the Uparkot fort and its heritage as a former princely state.
Kheda, headquartered at Nadiad, is an agricultural district known for tobacco farming and as the site of Gandhi's 1918 Kheda Satyagraha.
Kutch is India's largest district, famed for the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, its rich textile and handicraft traditions, and the Rann Utsav festival.
Mahisagar is a Central Gujarat district named after the Mahisagar river, with an agrarian and partly tribal population and headquarters at Lunawada.
Mehsana is a North Gujarat district known for the Dudhsagar dairy, ONGC oil and gas fields, and the medieval Modhera Sun Temple.
Morbi is India's ceramics capital, a leading producer of tiles, sanitaryware, and wall clocks in the Saurashtra region.
Narmada district is home to the Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue, and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
Navsari is a South Gujarat town with deep Parsi Zoroastrian heritage and the birthplace of Dadabhai Naoroji and the Tata family's ancestors.
Panchmahal, headquartered at Godhra, contains the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Patan is a former capital of Gujarat known for the UNESCO-listed Rani ki Vav stepwell and its Patola double-ikat silk weaving tradition.
Porbandar is a coastal Saurashtra city best known as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, with fishing and cement industries.
Rajkot is the largest city of Saurashtra, an industrial hub for engineering, castings, machine tools, and gold jewellery.
Sabarkantha, headquartered at Himmatnagar, is an agrarian district known for the Sabar Dairy and the wooden toys of Idar.
Surat is the diamond-cutting capital of the world and a leading textile hub, processing most of the globe's polished diamonds.
Surendranagar is a Saurashtra district known for cotton ginning, salt production in the Little Rann, and the annual Tarnetar folk fair.
Tapi is a South Gujarat tribal district named after the Tapi river, headquartered at Vyara, with an economy based on agriculture and forestry.
Vadodara, the cultural capital of Gujarat, is known for the Laxmi Vilas Palace, the Maharaja Sayajirao University, and a large petrochemical industry.
Valsad is a South Gujarat district famed for its Hafus (Alphonso) mangoes, chemical industries, and the beaches of Tithal.
Vav-Tharad is Gujarat's newest district, formed in 2025 from parts of Banaskantha, with an agrarian and dairy-based economy headquartered at Tharad.
Bhuj is the historic headquarters of Kutch district, known for the Aina Mahal and Prag Mahal palaces and its embroidery and handicraft traditions.
Gandhidham is a planned Kutch town built for Partition refugees, serving as a commercial center near the Deendayal (Kandla) port.
Nadiad is the headquarters of Kheda district, known for the Santram Mandir temple and its long-standing reputation as an educational center.
Veraval is one of India's largest fishing ports and the headquarters of Gir Somnath district, serving as the gateway to the Somnath temple.
Dwarka is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites, revered as the ancient kingdom of Krishna and home to the Dwarkadhish temple.
Somnath is a coastal pilgrimage town home to the Somnath temple, revered as the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.
New Gujarati films, people and records are documented all the time, and this list is refreshed as the database grows, so it stays current rather than going stale. For full profiles, complete filmographies, ratings and the sources behind every entry, open the Gujaratipedia directory linked above and search any name. If you spot something missing or out of date, that is exactly the kind of gap this project exists to close.
Gujarat is currently divided into thirty-three districts, following several boundary changes over the years that created newer districts like Aravalli, Botad, and Devbhoomi Dwarka. Older pages often list an outdated number. Gujaratipedia's verified guide reflects the current map and covers each district in one place.
Ahmedabad is the largest city and commercial hub, followed by Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot. Gandhinagar is the planned state capital. Coastal and industrial centers like Bhavnagar, Bharuch, and Jamnagar also rank among the important cities. Gujaratipedia's verified guide covers the districts these cities anchor.
Dang, in the state's southeast, is Gujarat's smallest district by area and its most heavily forested, with a large tribal population and hilly terrain. It is best known for the hill station of Saputara and the Dangs Darbar festival. Gujaratipedia's verified entry covers its geography and character.
Gandhinagar, the state capital, sits in the district of the same name, just north of Ahmedabad. It is a planned city built in the 1960s to house the government of Gujarat. Ahmedabad, nearby, remains the larger commercial center. Gujaratipedia's guide covers both districts and what distinguishes them.
Because Gujarat's district boundaries have changed multiple times, and many online sources still use outdated counts and maps. Gujaratipedia verifies each entry against the current administrative map, so the list is accurate. You get every district in one place, from Ahmedabad to Jamnagar and beyond, each linked to a sourced profile.