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{{About|the District|its eponymous headquarters|Jamnagar}}
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| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Gujarat|District]] of [[Gujarat]]
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jamnagar]]
| leader_title = Collector & DM
| leader_name = Shri B. K. Pandya, IAS <ref name="jamnagar.nic.in">{{Cite web|url=https://jamnagar.nic.in/whos-who/|title=Who’s Who | District Jamnagar, Government of Gujarat | India}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = Police Superintendent
| leader_name1 = Shri Premsukh Delu, IPS
| leader_title2 = District Development Officer
| leader_name2 = Shri Vikalp Bhardwaj, IAS <ref name="jamnagar.nic.in"/>
| leader_title3 = District Supply Officer
| leader_name3 = Shri Sudhir Barad <ref name="jamnagar.nic.in"/>
| leader_title4 = ICT Officer
| leader_name4 = Shri R. N. Thakariya <ref name="jamnagar.nic.in"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 14,184
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| population_total = 2,51,6000 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiacensus.net/district/jamnagar | title=Jamnagar Population 2023 }}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2023
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| registration_plate = GJ-10
| website = {{URL|jamnagar.nic.in}}
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| map_caption1 = Location of district in Gujarat
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'''Jamnagar district''' is a [[districts of India|district]] of [[Gujarat]] in Western India. Its headquarters are located in the eponymous city of [[Jamnagar]]. It hosts the production facilities of large Indian companies<ref name="mapsofindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/gujarat/districts/jamnagar.htm |title=Jamnagar District Map |publisher=Mapsofindia.com |date=2011-09-12 |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref> such as [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]. Among its attractions are several palaces,<ref name="mapsofindia.com"/> a Marine National Park and a Bird Sanctuary, known as [[Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mustak Amin Mepani |url=http://www.jamnagar.org |title=Jamnagar the beautiful – Tourist information |publisher=Jamnagar.org |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref> In 2013, [[Devbhumi Dwarka district|Devbhoomi Dwarka district]] was carved out of the western part of the district.

India's largest private company, [[Reliance Industries]] is developing world's largest zoo near by 28 kms from Jamnagar city.<ref name="hotelmanagement-network.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotelmanagement-network.com/news/lemon-tree-hotels-property-jamnagar/ |title=Lemon Tree Hotels signs new property in India's Jamnagar |date=9 October 2023 }}</ref> In Jamnagar, the company is also setting up biggest gigafactory, the biggest [[solar energy]], the world's [[artificial intelligence]] infrastructure and Vantara (large-scale wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alex |first=Riya R |date=2025-01-04 |title=Jamnagar Refinery, world’s largest, turns 25: Mukesh Ambani highlights role in future growth and nature conservation {{!}} Company Business News |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/jamnagar-refinery-turns-25-mukesh-ambani-highlights-its-role-in-promoting-future-growth-and-nature-conservation-11735962739278.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105161611/https://www.livemint.com/companies/jamnagar-refinery-turns-25-mukesh-ambani-highlights-its-role-in-promoting-future-growth-and-nature-conservation-11735962739278.html |archive-date=5 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Jamnagar Municipal Corporation]] is planning to develop a riverfront on Rangmati – Nagmati river which costs around 500 crore (5 billion) INR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv9gujarati.com/gujarat/jamnagar/plan-to-build-riverfront-on-rangmati-nagmati-river-in-jamnagar-only-on-paper-for-7-years-479017.html |title=Jamnagar: રંગમતી, નાગમતિ નદી પર રિવરફ્રન્ટ બનાવવાની યોજના 7 વર્ષથી માત્ર કાગળ પર, જાણો વિકાસને ક્યા ગ્રહણ લાગ્યુ ? |date=17 April 2022 }}</ref>

== History ==
[[Jamnagar]] was founded by Jam Rawalji Jadeja in 1540 A.D. as the capital of the Princely State of Nawanagar. Jamnagar, historically known as Nawanagar (the new town), was one of the most important princely states of the Jadeja's in the region of Saurashtra.

According to bardic chronicles, impressed by Jam Lakhaji's role in at the siege of Pawagadh, Bahadurshah, the Emperor of Gujarat, bestowed 12 villages on him. As Jam Lakaji was going to take possession of his new fief, he was treacherously killed by his cousins, Tamachi Deda and Hamirji Jadeja. Jam Lakhajis son Jam Rawal escaped and on growing up, took vengeance of his father's murder in the same manner by killing Hamirji Jadeja.

Hamirji's two sons Khengarji and Sahibji fled to Delhi to pay obeisance to the mughal Emperor Humayun. During a lion hunt, the two brothers saved the Emperor from being killed by the lion. As a reward for their valour, an army was sent with them to regain their kingdom. When Jam Rawal heard of the two princes coming back to the Kutch with the imperial army, he started getting ready for the battle. On one night, he dreamt of the goddess Ashapura who told him that as he had broken an oath taken on her name about not killing Hamirji, even though, he was the person responsible for the death of his father. She had refrained from punishing him as he had at all other times honored her, but he was no longer to dwell in Kutch but cross the sea and reside in Kathiawar instead.

Jam Rawal and his entourage marched out of Kutch, attacked and killed King Tamachi the other conspirator in the killing of his father, and conquered the town of Dhrol and its dependencies. Jam Rawal bestowed the rule of Dhrol province to his brother Hardholji, who was later killed in battle, and the throne passed to his eldest son, Jasoji. Jam Rawal conquered parts of Saurashtra and formed his kingdom.

Once on a hunting trip on the land of present day Jamnagar, a hare was found to be brave enough to turn on the hunting dogs and putting them to flight. Deeply impressed by this, Jam Rawal thought that if this land can breed such hares, the men born here would be superior than other men, and accordingly made this place his capital. On the 7th day of the bright half of the month of Srawan, VS 1596 (August 1540 AD) on the banks of two rivers Rangmati and Nagmati, he lay the foundation of his new capital and named it Nawanagar (new town). Nawanagar eventually came to be known as Jamnagar meaning the town of the Jams.

== Geography ==
[[Jamnagar]] district lies between 22°13’N and 69°42’E in the region of Gujarat popularly referred to as Saurashtra. The Gulf of Kutch lies to the north of Jamnagar district and the Arabian Sea on the west. In the east lies the Rajkot district and the Junagadh district is to the south.<ref name="jamnagaronline.in">{{cite web|url=https://www.jamnagaronline.in/city-guide/geography-of-jamnagar#:~:text=Jamnagar%20city%20is%20located%20within%20Jamnagar%20district%20which,region%20of%20Gujarat%20popularly%20referred%20to%20as%20Saurashtra. | title=Geography of Jamnagar, Jamnagar Climate, Population of Jamnagar }}</ref> The city has a hot dry climate for most of the year with extreme hot summers during March–May when the temperatures reach an average of 40 °C. The winter season begins from October and ends in February with average temperatures around 30 °C. June–September is the monsoon with frequent occurrences of tropical storms. The best time to visit [[Jamnagar]] is between October and February. Geologists have often debated on the exact origins of [[Jamnagar]] but deduce that the district was probably an island or a group of islands with volcanic sites.<ref name="jamnagaronline.in"/>

==Talukas (administrative divisions)==
# [[Jam Jodhpur]]
# [[Jodiya]]
# [[Dhrol]]
# [[Jamnagar]]
#Jamnagar Rural
# [[Lalpur, Jamnagar district|Lalpur]]
# [[Kalavad Taluka]]

== Transport ==
There are many private bus service providers with coaches running between Jamnagar and [[Bhuj]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Vadodara]], [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], and other major cities. [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation|State Transport]] has bus services to almost all cities of Gujarat State and interstate transport facilities. The [[Jamnagar Municipal Corporation]] runs local buses. Also, [[Ola Cabs]] and auto rickshaws are available.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
[[File:Jamnagar Railway Station Platform 1 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Jamnagar Railway Station platform]]

Jamnagar has a [[Jamnagar railway station|railway station]] connected with a variety of India's destinations.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 August 2010 |title=Jamnagar/JAM Railway Station – Today's Train Departure Timings – India Rail Info – A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/1662 |access-date=22 June 2012 |publisher=India Rail Info}}</ref> Four daily trains go to [[Mumbai]] and weekly trains to the major cities to the north, east, and south of the country.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

The city has an [[Jamnagar Airport|airport]] with a daily direct flight to [[Mumbai]] and thrice-in-a-week flights to [[Hyderabad]] and [[Bengaluru]]. The airport is within a military enclave of the [[Indian Air Force]].{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

=== Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway(NH-754) ===
[[Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway]](NH-754) is an under-construction 1,257 km long, 6-lane wide expressway in the north-western part of India. The expressway will reduce the distance between Amritsar and [[Jamnagar]] from earlier 1,430 km to 1,316 km (including Kapurthala-Amritsar section) and the time travel from 26 hours to only 13 hours. It is a part of the Bharatmala and Amritsar–Jamnagar Economic Corridor (EC-3). It will pass through four states of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]].<ref name="themetrorailguy.com">{{Cite web|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/nhai-amritsar-jamnagar-economic-corridor-information-route-map-status/|title=Amritsar – Jamnagar Economic Corridor – Information & Status}}</ref>

The expressway is strategically important, as it will connect 3 big oil refineries of HMEL Bathinda, HPCL Barmer and [[Reliance Industries]] Limited(RIL) [[Jamnagar]]. It will also connect Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (Bathinda) and Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant (Sri Ganganagar).<ref name="themetrorailguy.com"/>

The expressway will meet the Ludhiana-Bathinda-Ajmer Expressway of the Pathankot–Ajmer Economic Corridor at Bathinda. The construction work on the expressway started in Haryana and Rajasthan in 2019. The Rajasthan section of the expressway from Jakhrawali in Hanumangarh district to Khetlawas in Jalore district was completed in early 2023 and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 July 2023, while the entire expressway is expected to be opened by September 2023.<ref name="themetrorailguy.com"/>

=== Utilities ===
The [[Sikka Thermal Power Station]] is a coal-fired power station near Jamnagar. Various cable operators like GTPL are available in the city, along with DTH services from [[Tata Play]], Airtel, DishTV, and Videocon D2H. [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL) provides broadband. Reliance has started its 5G service, [[Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd|Reliance Jio]]. All mobile operators are available in Jamnagar, including [[Vi (text editor)|Vi]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], [[Reliance Communications|Reliance]], BSNL.
=== Wildlife conservation centre ===
[[Vantara]], a large-scale animal rescue centre is located in Jamnagar. It is a rescue, conservation and rehabilitation centre, established by [[Reliance Industries]] with [[Reliance Foundation]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=Mukesh Ambani's Son, Anant Ambani, launches 3,000-acre animal shelter 'Vantara' in Gujarat's Jamnagar: Meet the visionary behind this Reliance initiative |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/mukesh-ambanis-son-anant-ambani-launches-3000-acre-animal-shelter-vantara-in-gujarats-jamnagar-meet-the-visionary-behind-vantara/3407221/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> It is located within the [[Jamnagar Refinery|Reliance Jamnagar Refinery Complex]] in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. The 3,000-acre [[sanctuary]] focuses on animal welfare and conservation. It was initiated by [[Anant ambani|Anant Ambani]], director on the boards of Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=All about Vantara, the 3000-acre animal shelter launched by Anant Ambani in Jamnagar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/all-about-vantara-the-3000-acre-animal-shelter-launched-by-anant-ambani-in-jamnagar/articleshow/108098838.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229100255/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/all-about-vantara-the-3000-acre-animal-shelter-launched-by-anant-ambani-in-jamnagar/articleshow/108098838.cms |archive-date=2024-02-29 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Vantara was officially inaugurated by Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 4 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi inaugurates Vantara in Jamnagar, feeds lion cubs, giraffes |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/out-of-box/pm-modi-inaugurates-vantara-in-jamnagar-feeds-lion-cubs-giraffes20250304114209/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,52,150|13=1911|14=3,59,604|15=1921|16=3,59,631|17=1931|18=4,25,463|19=1941|20=5,17,833|21=1951|22=6,16,896|23=1961|24=8,28,419|25=1971|26=11,11,343|27=1981|28=13,93,076|29=1991|30=15,63,558|31=2001|32=19,04,278|33=2011|34=21,60,119|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

According to the 2023 estimated population of Jamnagar district is 2,516,000,<ref name="indiacensus.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiacensus.net/district/jamnagar |title=Jamnagar Population 2023 }}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Namibia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/|title=Population by Country (2024) - Worldometer|website=www.worldometers.info}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico – 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a district population ranking of 87th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Jamnagar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/410/download/1288/DH_2011_2410_PART_A_DCHB_JAMNAGAR.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> The district has a population density of {{convert|153|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2011–2023 was 16.48%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jamnagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 938 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males.<ref name=districtcensus/> It had literacy rate of 66.4% in 2001 which rose impressively in a decade to [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 74.4% by 2011.<ref name=districtcensus/>

According to 2023 estimate population, the divided district had a population of 2,516,000, of which 6,68,000 lived in city areas. The residual district had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males. Total male population is 1,297,811 and female population is 1,218,296.<ref name="indiacensus.net"/>

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|title=Religions in Jamnagar district (2023)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion – Gujarat |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11373/download/14486/DDW24C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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In the residual district, Hindus were 2,108,804 (83.81), Muslims were 373,674 (14.85) and Jains 21,963 (0.87%).<ref name="indiacensus.net"/>

===Language===

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Jamnagar district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] |value1 = 89.75 |color1 = skyblue
|label2 = [[Kutchi language|Kachchhi]] |value2 = 5.84 |color2 = springgreen
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 2.24 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value4 = 0.44 |color4 = limegreen
|label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 0.36 |color5 = green
|label6 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value6 = 0.24 |color6 = red
|label7 = Others |value7 = 1.13 |color7 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 89.75% of the population spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 5.84% [[Kutchi language|Kachchhi]] and 2.24% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Gujarat |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Politics==
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==See also==
*[[Halar]]
*[[Jamnagar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://jamnagar.nic.in/ Official website]
*[http://www.jamnagar.org Jamnagar.org]
*[http://www.halar.org halar.org]
*[http://www.aapdujamnagar.com aapdujamnagar.com]
*[http://www.historyofjamnagar.in historyofjamnagar.in] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604204944/https://historyofjamnagar.in/ |date=4 June 2021 }}
* {{osmrelation-inline|8271162}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jamnagar district
|North = ''[[Gulf of Kutch]]''
|Northeast = [[Morbi district]]
|East = [[Rajkot district]]
|Southeast =
|South =
|Southwest = [[Porbandar district]]
|West = [[Devbhoomi Dwarka district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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