Porbandar is also a district in the state of Gujarat, India. Porbandar is also the name of a town within the district. Gujarat (ગà«àªœàª°àª¾àª¤ in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Porbandar is a town in the Gujarat state of India. ...
This district was carved out of Junagadh District. It lies in the Kathiawar peninsula. Porbandar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is surrounded by Jamnagar (North) and Junagadh (South) districts. To the west is the Arabian Sea. The district of Junagadh is located on the Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat, with the city of Junagadh as its administrative headquarters. ... Kathiawar is a peninsula in western India. ... Jamnagar District is located in Gujarat state. ... Junagadh is a city, and also a district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ...
Rivers
Ozat River
Meghal River
Bhadar River
Agriculture
Crops
Cotton, Groundnut, Bajra, Gram, Wheat, Tal and Jowar
Industry
Cement, Cement Pipes
One cement factory is at Ranavav, outskirts of Porbandar and another oldest one in the city itself.
Soda Ash
This factory is just outside the city and has its own Thermal Power Station and salt making area.
Porbandar, May 02, 2006: More than 5000 people in Porbandar came together to support ‘Vhali’ the whale shark as their pride symbol and pledged for its protection at a rally jointly organized by the Forest Department and the district collectorate in Porbandar on April 28.
At 5 pm, the 45 feet long inflatable whale shark was mounted on two camel carts which was closely followed by 5000 participants upto the Sudama Chowk in the heart of the city.
This campaign yielded good support from all sections of the society and many cities – Porbandar, Diu, Dwarka, Okha and Ahmedabad adopted the whale shark as their city mascot.
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