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{{see also|Cities of Gujarat|Talukas of Gujarat|Metropolitan areas of Gujarat}}
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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name = Districts of Gujarat
| map = Administrative map of Gujarat.png
| category = Districts
| territory = [[Gujarat]]
| start_date =
| current_number = 34 districts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat {{!}} District Portal |url=https://gujarat.s3waas.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=gujarat.s3waas.gov.in}}</ref>
| number_date =
| population_range = [[Dang district, India|Dang]] – 228,291 (lowest); [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]] – 7,214,225 (highest)
| area_range = [[Dang district, India|Dang]] – {{Convert|1,764|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (smallest); [[Kutch District|Kutch]] – {{Convert|45,674|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (largest)
| government = [[Government of Gujarat]]
| subdivision = {{plainlist|
* [[Talukas of Gujarat]]
* [[Cities of Gujarat]]
* [[Metropolitan areas of Gujarat]]
}}
| caption = Districts of Gujarat
| website = www.gujarat.s3waas.gov.in/
}}
The western [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]] has 34 [[districts of India|districts]] after several splits of the original 17 districts at the formation of the state in 1960.<ref name="IE gujarat new districts">{{cite news|last=Dave|first=Kapil|title=Next Republic Day, Gujarat will be bigger...|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/next-republic-day-gujarat-will-be-bigger.../1013137/1|access-date=13 October 2012|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=7 October 2012}}</ref> Kutch is the largest district of Gujarat while Dang is the smallest. Ahmedabad is the most populated district while Dang is the least. There are 251 [[Taluka]]s (subdivisions of districts) in Gujarat.<ref name="Internetof-7-new-districts-and-22 Archive 2016">{{cite web|title=Village Map - Revenue Department |website=Internet Archive |date=25 March 2016 |url=https://revenuedepartment.gujarat.gov.in/village-map |access-date=9 April 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325222236/https://revenuedepartment.gujarat.gov.in/village-map |archive-date=25 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="HighBeam Research 2013">{{cite web | title=State Govt Announces 23 New Talukas | date=10 September 2013 | url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206082747/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3066956611.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 February 2016 | access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>

The district administration is headed by the [[District Collector]], an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer appointed by the [[Government of Gujarat|government]]. The Collector is assisted by Additional Collectors and [[Deputy collector|Deputy Collectors]] at the district (collectorate) level, Prant Officers ([[Sub-divisional magistrate|Sub-Divisional Magistrates]]) at the [[Subdivision in India|subdivision]] (prant) level, and [[Tehsildar|Mamlatdars]] at the [[Tehsil|taluka]] level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collectorate {{!}} District Gandhingar, Govt. of Gujarat |url=https://gandhinagar.nic.in/collectorate/ |access-date=2026-01-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rai |first=Haridwar |date=January 1966 |title=Co-ordination of Development Programmes at the District Level with Special Reference to the Role of the District Officer in Gujarat |url=https://doi.org/10.1177/0019556119660103 |journal=Indian Journal of Public Administration |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=28–59 |doi=10.1177/0019556119660103 |issn=0019-5561|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

== History ==

=== 1960 ===
Gujarat state was created on 1 May 1960, out of the 17 northern districts of [[Bombay State]] when that was split on a linguistic basis (also creating [[Marathi language|Marathi]] speaking [[Maharashtra]]).

They are as follow : [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]], [[Amreli district|Amreli]], [[Banaskantha district|Banaskantha]], [[Bharuch district|Bharuch]], [[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]], [[Dang District, India|Dang]], [[Jamnagar district|Jamnagar]], [[Junagadh district|Junagadh]], [[Kheda district|Kheda]], [[Kutch District|Kachchh]], [[Mehsana district|Mehsana]], [[Panchmahal district|Panchmahal]], [[Rajkot district|Rajkot]], [[Sabarkantha district|Sabarkantha]], [[Surat district|Surat]], [[Surendranagar district|Surendranagar]] and [[Vadodara district|Vadodara]].

=== 1964 ===
In 1964, [[Gandhinagar District|Gandhinagar]] was formed from parts of [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]] and [[Mehsana district|Mehsana]].

=== 1966 ===
In 1966, [[Valsad district|Valsad]] was split from [[Surat district|Surat]].

=== 1997 ===
On 2 October 1997, five new districts were created:
* [[Anand District|Anand]] was split from [[Kheda district|Kheda]].
* [[Dahod District|Dahod]] was split from [[Panchmahal district|Panchmahal]].
* [[Narmada District|Narmada]] was split from [[Bharuch district|Bharuch]].
* [[Navsari District|Navsari]] was split from [[Valsad district|Valsad]].
* [[Porbandar District|Porbandar]] was split from [[Junagadh district|Junagadh]].

=== 2000 ===
In 2000, [[Patan District]] was formed from parts of [[Banaskantha district|Banaskantha]] and [[Mehsana district|Mehsana]].

=== 2007 ===
On 2 October 2007, [[Tapi District|Tapi]] was split from [[Surat district|Surat]], as the state's 26th district.

=== 2013 ===
On 15 August 2013, seven new districts were created:<ref name="dholerametrocity">{{cite web|title=Gujarat Govt made major announcement Dholera SIR at Dholera district|url=http://www.dholerametrocity.com/Dholera-SIR.php|work=[[Dholera SIR]]|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=6 January 2009}}</ref>

* [[Aravalli District|Aravalli]] was split from [[Sabarkantha District|Sabarkantha]].
* [[Botad District|Botad]] was created from parts of [[Ahmedabad District|Ahmedabad]] and [[Bhavnagar District|Bhavanagar]] districts.
* [[Chhota Udaipur district|Chhota Udaipur]] was split from [[Vadodara District]].
* [[Devbhoomi Dwarka district|Devbhoomi Dwarka]] was split from [[Jamnagar District|Jamnagar]].
* [[Mahisagar District|Mahisagar]] was created from parts of [[Kheda district|Kheda]] and [[Panchmahal district|Panchmahal]].
* [[Morbi district|Morbi]] was created from parts of [[Rajkot District|Rajkot]] and [[Surendranagar district|Surendranagar]] districts.
* [[Gir Somnath district|Gir Somnath]] was split from [[Junagadh District|Junagadh]].

=== 2025 ===
On 2nd October 2025, '''[[Vav-Tharad district|Vav-Tharad]]''' was formed from parts of [[Banaskantha district|Banaskantha]]

== List of districts ==
{{main|Demographics of districts of Gujarat}}

{| class="wikitable sortable style="text-align: center;"
|-
! District
! [[Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes|Code]]<ref name="distcodes">{{cite web |date=12 February 2018 |title=NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2 |url=https://eforms.nic.in/docs/assets/download/NIC_Policy_on_format_of_e-mail_Address.pdf |access-date=10 May 2021 |publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology]], Government of India |pages=5–10 }}</ref>
! Headquarters
! Established
! Area (km2)
! Population (2011)<ref name="censusdist2011">{{cite web |title=Indian Districts by Population, Growth Rate, Sex Ratio 2011 Census |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |access-date=27 December 2012 |publisher=[[2011 census of India]]}}</ref>
! Population Density (/km2)
! class="unsortable"| Location Map
|-
! [[Banaskantha district|Banaskantha]]
| BK
| [[Palanpur]]
| 1 May 1960
| 6,176
| 2,141,666
| 290
| [[File:Banaskantha in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Aravalli district|Aravalli]]
| AR
| [[Modasa]]
| 15 August 2013
| 3,217
| 1,051,746
| 327
| [[File:Aravalli in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Patan district|Patan]]
| PA
| [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]]
| 2 October 2000
| 5,738
| 1,342,746
| 234
| [[File:Patan in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Gandhinagar district|Gandhinagar]]
| GA
| [[Gandhinagar]]
| 1 May 1964
| 2,163
| 1,387,478
| 660
| [[File:Gandhinagar in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Mehsana district|Mehsana]]
| MA
| [[Mehsana]]
| 1 May 1960
| 4,386
| 2,027,727
| 462
| [[File:Mehsana in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Sabarkantha district|Sabarkantha]]
| SK
| [[Himmatnagar]]
| 1 May 1960
| 7,390
| 2,458,589
| 328
| [[File:Sabarkantha in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Vav-Tharad district|Vav-Tharad]]
|
| [[Tharad]]
| 2 October 2025
| 6,527
| 978,840
| 220
| [[File:Vav-Tharad in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
| AH
| [[Ahmedabad]]
| 1 May 1960
| 7,170
| 7,208,200
| 890
| [[File:Ahmedabad in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Anand district|Anand]]
| AN
| [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]]
| 2 October 1997
| 2,942
| 2,090,276
| 711
| [[File:Anand in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Chhota Udaipur district|Chhota Udaipur]]
| CU
| [[Chhota Udaipur]]
| 15 August 2013
| 3,237
| 1,071,831
| 331
| [[File:Chhota Udaipur in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Dahod district|Dahod]]
| DA
| [[Dahod]]
| 2 October 1997
| 3,642
| 2,126,558
| 582
| [[File:Dahod in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Kheda district|Kheda]]
| KH
| [[Nadiad]]
| 1 May 1960
| 3,667
| 2,298,934
| 541
| [[File:Kheda in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Mahisagar district|Mahisagar]]
| MH
| [[Lunawada]]
| 15 August 2013
| 2,500
| 994,624
| 440
| [[File:Mahisagar in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Panchmahal district|Panchmahal]]
| PM
| [[Godhra]]
| 1 May 1960
| 5,219
| 2,388,267
| 458
| [[File:Panchmahal in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Vadodara district|Vadodara]]
| VD
| [[Vadodara]]
| 1 May 1960
| 4,312
| 3,639,775
| 467
| [[File:Vadodara in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Surat district|Surat]]
| ST
| [[Surat]]
| 1 May 1960
| 4,418
| 6,081,322
| 953
| [[File:Surat in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Bharuch district|Bharuch]]
| BR
| [[Bharuch]]
| 1 May 1960
| 6,524
| 1,550,822
| 238
| [[File:Bharuch in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Dang district|Dang]]
| DG
| [[Ahwa]]
| 1 May 1960
| 1,764
| 226,769
| 129
| [[File:Dang in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Narmada district|Narmada]]
| NR
| [[Rajpipla]]
| 2 October 1997
| 2,749
| 590,379
| 214
| [[File:Narmada in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Navsari district|Navsari]]
| NV
| [[Navsari]]
| 2 October 1997
| 2,211
| 1,330,711
| 602
| [[File:Navsari in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Tapi district|Tapi]]
| TA
| [[Vyara]]
| 2 October 2007
| 3,435
| 806,489
| 249
| [[File:Tapi in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Valsad district|Valsad]]
| VL
| [[Valsad]]
| 1 June 1966
| 3,034
| 1,703,068
| 561
| [[File:Valsad in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Rajkot district|Rajkot]]
| RA
| [[Rajkot]]
| 1 May 1960
| 11,203
| 3,157,676
| 282
| [[File:Rajkot in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Amreli district|Amreli]]
| AM
| [[Amreli]]
| 1 May 1960
| 6,760
| 1,513,614
| 205
| [[File:Amreli in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]]
| BV
| [[Bhavnagar]]
| 1 May 1960
| 11,155
| 2,877,961
| 288
| [[File:Bhavnagar in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Botad district|Botad]]
| BT
| [[Botad]]
| 15 August 2013
| 2,564
| 656,005
| 256
| [[File:Botad in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Devbhoomi Dwarka district|Devbhoomi Dwarka]]
| DD
| [[Jamkhambhaliya|Khambhaliya]]
| 15 August 2013
| 5,684
| 752,484
| 132
| [[File:Devbhoomi Dwarka in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Gir Somnath district|Gir Somnath]]
| GS
| [[Veraval]]
| 15 August 2013
| 3,754
| 1,217,477
| 324
| [[File:Gir Somnath in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Jamnagar district|Jamnagar]]
| JA
| [[Jamnagar]]
| 1 May 1960
| 14,125
| 2,159,130
| 153
| [[File: Jamnagar in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Junagadh district|Junagadh]]
| JU
| [[Junagadh]]
| 1 May 1960
| 8,839
| 2,742,291
| 310
| [[File:Junagadh in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Kutch district|Kutch]]
| KA
| [[Bhuj]]
| 1 May 1960
| 45,652
| 2,090,313
| 46
| [[File:Kutch in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Morbi district|Morbi]]
| MB
| [[Morbi]]
| 15 August 2013
| 4,871
| 960,329
| 197
| [[File:Morbi in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Porbandar district|Porbandar]]
| PO
| [[Porbandar]]
| 2 October 1997
| 2,294
| 586,062
| 255
| [[File:Porbandar in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|-
! [[Surendranagar district|Surendranagar]]
| SN
| [[Surendranagar]]
| 1 May 1960
| 10,489
| 1,755,873
| 167
| [[File:Surendranagar in Gujarat (India).svg|150px]]
|}

==Proposed districts==

Listed west to east"

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Proposed district<ref>{{citation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/govt-plans-to-carve-out-4-5-new-districts/articleshow/113638682.cms|title=Gujarat government planning to carve out new districts before panchayat elections|website=Times of India|date=2024-09-24}}</ref>
!Current district
! Comment
|-
|East Kutch
| rowspan="2" |[[Kutch district|Kutch]]
| rowspan="2" |Since 2009, Kutch already has 2 police districts East Kutch (Gandhidham) and West Kutch (Bhuj).<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/kutch-divided-into-two-police-districts/ Kutch divided into two police districts], Indian Express, 7 Nov 2009.</ref> Demand for dividing existing Bhuj district into 3 districts include - '''West Kutch''' (HQ: Nakhatrana - 50 km west of Bhuj city or Mandvi - 60 km south of Bhuj city), - '''Bhuj''' (HQ: Bhuj city), - '''East Kutch''' (HQ: Gandhidham - 55 km southeast of Bhuj city).<ref>[https://www.gidb.org/pdf/kutchdevelpmentfinalreport2005GIDBVOLII.pdf Final Report: Volume II Infrastructure Development and Growth Management Strategies - Study on Potential Development of Kutch, Gujarat], Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, July 2005.</ref>
|-
|West Kutch

|-
|[[Radhanpur]]
|[[Patan district|Patan]]
| In the northwestern Gujarat, 60 km west of Patan city.

|-
|[[Vadnagar]]
|[[Mehsana district|Mehsana]]
| In the northwestern Gujarat, 60 km east of Patan and 40 km northeast of Mehsana city.

|-
| [[Ahmedabad| Ahmedabad City]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Ahmedabad District|Ahmedabad]]
| rowspan="3" | In the Central Gujarat region. Ahmedabad city is 60 km east of Viramgam and 100 km north of Dholera cities.
|-
|[[Viramgam]]
|-
|[[Dholera]]

|-
|[[Mahuva, Bhavnagar|Mahuva]]
|[[Bhavnagar District|Bhavnagar]]
| In the eastern Saurashtra region, 95 km south of Bhavnagar city.

|}

==Regions==

The five regions of Gujarat are as follows (clockwise from north):<ref name=regg1>[https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/gujarat/regions.html Five regions of Gujarat], Maps Of India, accessed 26 Feb 2025.</ref>

* '''[[North Gujarat]]''' (Northern part of Gujarat):comprises districts of Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Patan, Aravalli and Vav-Tharad<ref name=regg1/>
* '''[[Central Gujarat]]''' (central-east side of Gujarat): comprises districts of Ahmedabad, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Anand, Dahod, Chhota Udaipur and Mahisagar<ref name=regg1/>
* '''[[South Gujarat]]''' (southeastern part of Gujarat): comprises districts of Bharuch, Dang, Surat, Valsad, Narmada, Navsari and Tapi<ref name=regg1/>
* '''[[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]''' (southwestern part of Gujarat): comprises districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Porbandar, Botad, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath and Morbi<ref name=regg1/>
* '''[[Kutch]]''' (western part of Gujarat): comprises district of Kutch.<ref name=regg1/>

== See also ==
* [[India]]
* [[Gujarat]]
* [[Government of Gujarat]]
* [[List of cities in Gujarat by population]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas in Gujarat]]
* [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India]]
* [[List of states and union territories of India by population]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Maps of Gujarat }}
* [http://gujarathistory.googlepages.com/districts.htm Districts of Gujarat: At a Glance]
* [https://gujarat.s3waas.gov.in/ Govt Of India site shows Districts of Gujarat]
* [https://igod.gov.in/sg/GJ/E042/organizations Govt of Gujarat site shows profile of each districts]

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[[Category:Lists of districts in India|Gujarat, Lists of districts]]

==External links==
* [https://gpsc-ojas.com/complete-list-of-gujarat-pincodes-by-city-and-region/ Complete list of Gujarat PIN codes by city and region] – Comprehensive pincode directory categorized by district, city, and region.

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