Junagadh district

Junagadh district is a district of the Indian state of Gujarat. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Junagadh.

The district is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat. It is surrounded by Gir Somnath district (southeast), Rajkot district (north), Porbandar District (north-west), and Amreli district (east). To the south and west is the Arabian Sea.

Porbandar was earlier a part of this district, before the Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.^{[citation needed]}

Junagadh has a mountain range called Girnar which is a place of pilgrimage for Hinduism and Jainism.

Talukas of Junagadh are Junagadh City, Bhesan subdistrict, Junagadh Rural, Keshod - in this taluka only one Ari-port on this entire Junagadh district, Malia, Manavadar, Mangrol, Mendarda, Vanthali, and Visavadar.

Junagadh is well connected by road and railway networks. It is about 100 km from Rajkot and 350 km from Ahmedabad. National highway 8D connects Junagadh to Rajkot via Jetpur.

Junagadh railway station is also well connected with Rajkot, Ahmedabad. It is in the city area. Junagadh also has an airport at Keshod which has limited connectivity with Mumbai.

The district has a long shoreline and has ports including Veraval, Mangrol, and Chorwad. However, it has limited use other than the fishery industry.