Geography
Major cities of Gujarat are Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The state has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,030 km2) with the longest coast line 1600 km, dotted with 41 ports. In year 2010, as per the Forbes list of world`s fastest growing cities, Ahmedabad was placed at number 3 after Chinese cities, Chengdu and Chongqing.
The state has a coastline of 1,600 km and a population of more than 60 million. Narmada is the biggest river of Gujarat followed by Tapi. However, the river Sabarmati covers the longest area in the state. The famous Sardar Sarovar Project is built on the Narmada River.