| Gir Somnath | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saurashtra |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Somnath |
| Leader Title: | District Magistrate |
| Leader Name: | H. K. Vadhvaniya, IAS |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,755 |
| Population Total: | 1,217,477 |
| Population As Of: | 2011[1] | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto| population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages| demographics1_title1 = Official| demographics1_info1 = Gujarati, Hindi, English| timezone1 = IST| utc_offset1 = +5:30| postal_code_type = | postal_code = | registration_plate = GJ 32| website = | footnotes = | image_map1 = Gir Somnath in Gujarat (India).svg| map_caption1 = Location of district in Gujarat| leader_name1 = Manoharsinh Jadeja, IPS| leader_title1 = Superintendent of Police |
Gir Somnath is a district of Gujarat, India. It is located on the southern corner of the Kathiawar peninsula with its headquarters at the city of Somnath.
Gir Somnath was split from Junagadh district in August 2013, when seven new districts came into existence in Gujarat.[2] [3]
Veraval, Talala, Sutrapada, Kodinar, Una and Gir-Gadhada are the talukas of Gir Somnath.
The Gir Forest is a home of many wildlife creatures including lions, deer, and monkeys. Asiatic Lions can be only be found in the Gir Forest.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, Gir-Somnath district has a population of 1,217,477, of which 333,009 (27.35%) lived in urban areas. Gir-Somnath had a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 113,822 (9.35%) and 17,761 (1.46%) of the population respectively.[5]
Hindus are 1,048,741 (86.14%) and Muslims 164,520 (13.52%) of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census 96.09% of the population spoke Gujarati and 1.70% Hindi as their first language.[7]
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