About Amreli District |
Amreli is located near the Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea, in the western part of Gujarat. Amreli city is the district headquarter of Amreli |
The district has 11 talukas, of which the major ones are Amreli, Babra, Bagasara, Jafrabad, Rajula, Savarkundla and Vadiya |
Amreli is a base for cement, metallurgical, electrical equipments and ports & ship building industries |
Limestone is the major mineral found in the district |
Pipavav port makes port and ship building industry |
Savarkundla taluka is known for the production of engineering equipments (weighing materials and machines) |
Major crops being produced in the district are groundnut, cotton, sesame, jowar and bajra |
Over 5,455 units of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) are present in Amreli |