Morbi | |
Other Name: | Morvi |
Nickname: | Ceramics Capital of India |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
Coordinates: | 22.82°N 70.83°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Morbi |
Government Type: | Municipal corporation |
Governing Body: | Morbi Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 46.58 |
Population Total: | 194,947 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 363641/42 |
Area Code: | 363641 |
Registration Plate: | GJ-36 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Vacant |
Morbi or Morvi is a city was founded as a princely state around 1698 by Jadeja Thakor Saheb Shree Kayoji Ravaji. Morbi city is also known as a ceramics capital of India[1] is in the Morbi district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula., the city's population was determined to be 194,947.[2] The city is on the Machhu River, from the sea and from Rajkot. It is the former capital of Morvi State, which ceased to exist in 1948.
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.
The Morbi Trimandir is away from the city, near the village of Jepur, on the Morbi-Navlakhi Highway.[3]