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South Gujarat
region
Southern Districts of Gujarat State (India)
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Area
• Total	17,500 km (6,800 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,703,004
Languages
• Official	Gujarati
• Other	English, Hindi, Dangi, Bhili, Konkani, Marathi
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Largest city	Surat
Headquarter	Surat
Website	gujaratindia.com

South Gujarat, also known as Dakshin Gujarat, is a region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The region has a wetter climate than other regions of Gujarat. The western part is almost coastal and is known as Kantha Vistar ("coastal expanse" in Gujarati), and the eastern part is also known as Dungar Vistar ("hilly expanse"), which ranges from 100 to 1000 metres, with the highest peak at Saputara in the Dang district.

Cities and districts

Surat is the largest city in the region, the second largest in Gujarat and eighth largest in India. It is the commercial and economic centre of South Gujarat, famous for its diamonds and textile Industries and as a market for apparels and accessories.

Other important cities are Bharuch, Ankleshwar, Navsari, Vyara, Valsad, Pardi, Bardoli, Vapi, Jambusar, Bilimora, Amalsad, Rajpipla, Ahwa, The Dangs, Saput

The districts in the region are Surat district, Bharuch district, Navsari district, Dang district, Valsad district, Narmada district and Tapi district.

Notable People from South Gujarat

Freedom fighters

• Bhulabhai Desai

Politicians

• Dadabhai Naoroji, former Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, the second person of Asian descent to be a British MP. Known as the "Grand Old Man of India". Born in Navsari in 1825.
• Morarji Desai - former Prime Minister of India, the first from outside the Indian National Congress. Born in Bhadeli village, Bulsar district, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Valsad district) in 1896.
• Ahmed Patel - former Congress member of the Lok Sabha representing Bharuch.
• Kanubhai Desai - BJP member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, serving as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Energy and Petrochemicals in the Bhupendrabhai Patel government.
• C. R. Patil - BJP member of the Lok Sabha representing Navsari.

Businesspeople

• Jamsetji Tata - founder of what would later become the Tata Group of companies, regarded as the father of Indian industry.

Entertainers

• Freddie Mercury - singer and songwriter for the British rock band Queen, whose family originated from Valsad.

Notable places

• Saputara - a hill station located 172 km from Surat, perched in the Sahayadri mountain range. It is the only hill station in Gujarat.
• Dandi - a beach located 45 km from Surat, famous for the Salt March ([Dandi Satyagraha), held in 1930 by Mahatma Gandhi.
• Ubharat Beach - a beach located 45 km from Surat and 30 km from Navsari.
• Dumas Beach - a beach in Surat.
• Suvali Beach - a beach located 35 km from Surat.
• Tithal Beach - a beach located 100 km from Surat and 7 km from Valsad.
• Umargam - a town known for its television studio where many mythological drama series are shot.
• Barumal Mahadev Temple - a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shankar (a form of Shiva), located in Dharampur.
• Kabirvad - a banyan tree located on a small river island in the Narmada River, in Bharuch district.
• Jagdishchandra Bose Aquarium - a large aquarium in Surat.
• Gopi Talav - a lake in Surat.

Education

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat
• Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
• Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
• AURO University

References

1. T. Sasaki (28 June 2011). Nature and Human Communities. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-4-431-53967-4.
2. "About Dang".
3. "Konkanian Origin of the 'East Indians'".
4. Verma, Priyarag (22 December 2017). "Rahul Gandhi to Discuss Gujarat Assembly Election Results With Party Leaders". India.com.
5. Karkare, Aakash (29 December 2016). "'Ramayana' to 'Karmaphal Data Shani': Inside India's one-stop shop for mythological television". scroll.in.

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