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General meeting held at morbi district panchayat
Morbi District (Gujarati: મોરબી જિલ્લો) is in the state of Gujarat, India. It was formed on August 15, 2013, along with several other districts, on the 67th Independence Day of India. Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of the district.
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- General meeting held at morbi district panchayat
- Anandiben patel honours morbi district panchayat members at morbi
- Origin of the name
- Demographics
- References
This district is surrounded by Kutch district to the north, Surendranagar district to the east, Rajkot district to the south and Jamnagar district to the west.
Anandiben patel honours morbi district panchayat members at morbi
Origin of the name
The district is named after Morbi city. The name of the city of Morbi (literally meaning the city of peacocks) was probably derived from the King of Bhuj.
Demographics
Morbi district has an approx. population of 5,00,000. Morbi district has an area of approx. 4,871.5 km2. and a density of 207.
The district has 5 talukas - Morbi, Maliya, Tankara, Wankaner (previously in Rajkot district) and Halvad (previously in Surendranagar district).