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Districts of South Gujarat
Districts of South Gujarat are the epicenter of Jain pilgrimages and the early Hindu kingdoms.

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Districts of South GujaratDistricts of South Gujarat consist of the districts like Dang District, Navsari District, Surat District, Tapi District and Valsad District. These districts of southern part of Gujarat bear many tourist attractions.

Dang District
Dang District, which is also known as The Dangs, is a district in the state of Gujarat. The administrative headquarters of Dang District are located in Ahwa. The Dangs have an area of 1,764 square km and a population of 226,769. As of 2011, it is the least populous district of Gujarat (out of 33).

Navsari District
Navsari District is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat. Navsari has its headquarters at Navsari city. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometers, and has a population of 1,229,250 in 2001. Dudhia Talao is a popular tourism destination here. It had been a lake in medieval era. It has become a major market area with a shopping center in modern India. The Ashapuri Temple is on Dudhia Talao. Part of the Dudhia Talao was given to J.N. Tata Navsari Memorial Trust and they filled up the pond and built one of the finest auditoriums in Navsari where performing arts and meetings take place. It is known as J.N. Tata Memorial Hall.

Surat District
Surat District is a district in the state of Gujarat, with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch District, Narmada District (North), Navsari District (South) and east Tapi district. To the west is the Gulf of Cambay, which makes Surat an important developed industrial city from the ancient era. It is the second-most advanced district in Gujarat. It had a population of 6,079,231 of which 79.68% were urban as of 2011.

Tapi District
Tapi district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Vyara town is the district headquarters.

Valsad District
Valsad district is one of the 33 districts in Gujarat. It is bounded by Navsari district to the north, Nashik district of Maharashtra state to the east, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli union territory and Palghar district of Maharashtra to the south. The Arabian Sea lies west of the district. The coastal Daman enclave of Daman and Diu union territory is bounded by Valsad district on the north, east, and south. The district`s administrative capital is Valsad. The district`s largest city is Vapi.


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