| Botad District | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saurashtra |
| Established Date: | August 15, 2013 |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Botad |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2,564 |
| Population Total: | 656,005 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | 364710 |
| Website: | https://botad.gujarat.gov.in |
| Image Map1: | Botad in Gujarat (India).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location in Gujarat |
Botad District is a is a district in the state of Gujarat, India.
Botad District was formed on August 15, 2013 from the southwestern section of Ahmedabad District and the northwestern part of Bhavnagar District. Erstwhile, it was part of Bhavnagar District. Botad District is surrounded by Surendranagar District to the northeast, Rajkot District to the west, Bhavnagar District and Amreli District to the south and Ahmedabad District to the East.
Botad district consist of four talukas:
Botad city is the administrative headquarters of the district.[4]
This district is bordered by Surendranagar District to the north and northwest, Amreli District to the southwest, Ahmedabad District to the northeast, and Rajkot District to the west.
The Sukhbhadar River flows at the northern border of Botad district in Ranpur taluka. The Kalubhar River flows in southern part of Botad district in Gadhada taluka. The district is situated between 71E latitude and 22 N latitude &42 E longitudes to 10N longitudes. The district's total area is . Kalubhar, Sukhbhadar, Ghelo, Utavali, and Goma are main rivers in the district.
The creation of Botad district was announced by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi as part of Swami Vivekananda Vikas Yatra on September 23, 2012. Botad district has been formed by splitting two talukas each from Ahmedabad district and Bhavnagar district districts.[5] Gadhda and Botad talukas of Bhavnagar district and Barwala and Ranpur talukas of Ahmedabad district were included in this new Botad district.
Botad district is administratively divided into 2 provinces and 4 talukas and there are 3 municipalities in the district.
Botad District consists of four talukas:
The district had a population of 656,005 according to the 2011 census, with an area of 2564sqkm and a population density of 255 per square kilometre. 209,542 (31.94%) lived in urban areas. Botad had a sex ratio of 945 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 43,270 (6.60%) and 1,298 (0.20%) of the population respectively.[6] [7]
Hindus were 612,159 while Muslims were 37,066 and Jains 5,835.[8]
Gujarati is the predominant language, spoken by 99.66% of the population.[9]
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thumb|Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Gadhada