Junagadh district



Junagadh District is located on the peninsula in western, with the city of  as its administrative headquarters. The district is surrounded by (North),  (North-West),  (East). To the South and West is the. The district had a population of 2,448,173 of which 29.06 % were urban as of 2001. 

, 's birthplace, was earlier a part of this district, before the Porbandar district was carved out of Junagadh district.

Junagadh is famous for the, which is the only home to s. Junagadh has a mountain range called which is a place of pilgrimage for  and.