About Jamnagar District |
Jamnagar is located in Saurashtra region of western Gujarat. The district headquarter is Jamnagar city |
The district has 10 talukas, of which the major ones are Jamnagar, Jodiya, Okha, and
Khambhaliya |
The district is famous for its brass products,
(bandhani) tie-dyed fabric, and handicrafts |
World’s largest grass root refinery of Reliance
Petrochemicals is located in Jamnagar |
India’s first Marine National Park and the famous Dwarkadish temple built in 16th century is located in Jamnagar |
Key industry sector include Brass Parts, Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Salt, Port related business |
Petroleum refineries of industry leaders such as Reliance Industries and Essar oil, Gujarat State Fertilisers Corporation (GSFC), chemical fertilizer complex and a chemical plant of Tata Chemicals is based in thedistrict |
Huge reserves of bauxite are found in the district. Hence, mineral based calcite, bauxite, amery and abrasives industries are well developed in Jamnagar |
With a coastline of approximately 350 kms in Jamnagar, there are many salt work units in the district and salt is exported to countries like China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Japan, and Nepal |