Junagadh
Junagadh (ⓘ) is the city and headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 kilometres (221 mi) southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
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Clockwise from top: Mount Girnar, Statue of Narsinh Mehta, Radha Damodar Temple & Damodar Kund, Junagadh Museum, Uparkot Fort, Mahabat Maqbara, Girnar Rock Edicts | |
Junagadh Junagadh (Gujarat) Junagadh Junagadh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°31′19.9″N 70°27′28.4″E / 21.522194°N 70.457889°E[1] | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Region | Saurashtra |
| District | Junagadh |
| Established | 319 BCE |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Junagadh Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Geetaben Parmar (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 160 km2 (62 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Elevation | 102.27 m (335.5 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 465,000 |
| • Rank | 137 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Junagadhian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 36200x |
| Telephone code | +91285xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-11 |
| Sex ratio | 1.04 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy rate | 88.00% |
| Website | junagadhmunicipal |
Literally translated, Junagadh means "Old Fort". It was a part of Saurashtra state and later Bombay state. In 1960, in consequence of the Maha Gujarat movement, it became part of the newly formed Gujarat state.