1.5.1960 - It was part of the Bombay State earlier.

Historically, this region was ruled by Solankis, Vaghelas, Alauddin Khilji, Sultan Ahame, Akbar, Marathas, Gaekwads of Baroda, Coastal regions Daman & Diu by the Portuguese, then by the British over the mainland. After colonization, Bombay Province, comprising the present Gujarat and Maharashtra was established.

After independence the region was retained as Bombay State until 30.4.1960 and on 1.5.1960, the state was bifurcated as Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Ahmedabad - named after Sultan Ahamed.

1670 Kms.

Designed by Indian Architects H.K. Mewate and P.M. Apte and named after Gandhiji. The streets are uniquely named with numbers and alphabets.

Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Anand, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara.

1. AHMEDABAD: Named after Sultan Ahamed, a ruler of this region. Famous for textile industry and market. Prestigious Indian Institute of Management, world's first Swaminarayan Temple, and Gandhiji's Sabarmati Ashram are located here.
2. AMRELI:
3. ANAND: Seat of " Amul " brand of Dairy products through a cooperative movement called "Operation Flood" started by the National Dairy Development Board in 1970. The man behind this movement was Dr.Varghese Kurien, a Magasasay Award winner. Pavagadh Fort, a UNESCO declared world heritage site is in this district.
4.BANASKANTHA: Rich in marble quarries, copper deposits and diamond polishing industry.
5. BHARUCH ;
6. BHAVNAGAR: Jains and Hindus Pilgrimage Centre. Diamond Polishing.
7. DAHOD: Aurangazeb was born in this district.
8. DANG:
9. GANDHINAGAR : Capital City. Has the following institutions: i). National Institute of Fashion Technology. ii). National Institute of Design.iii). Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information Technology.iv). Gujarat National Law University. v). Institute of Plasma Research.
10. JAMNAGAR: Dwaraka, the birth place of Lord Krishna lies here on the banks of Gomti river.
11. JUNAGADH: The famous Gir Sanctuary for Asiatic Lions, Jains and Hindu pilgrimage centre. Famous Somnath Temple which was invaded 17 times by Gajini Muhammad lies here.
12.KHEDA: Balasinore Fossil Park - one of the three largest dinosaur sites in the world lies here.
13.KUTCH: Gulf region - major earthquakes in 1879 and on 23.1.2001 was the major disasters that occurred here. World's only sanctuary for the rare specie of Wild Ass is located here in Rann of Kutch.
14.MEHSANA: Oil fields in Kalol.
15. NARMADA;
16.NAVSARI: Late Dadhabhai Naoroji, freedom fighter, first MP during British Raj and the person to give the slogan "Swaraj" hailed from this place. Sheth Mafatlal Gokuldas, the founder of Mafatlal Textile Group and a host of scholars, industrialists have come up from this district.
17. PANCH MAHAL: Champaner, a world heritage site is located here.
18. PATAN: "Rani Ka Vav" - a stepwell architectural monument and Patola hand woven sarees are famous.
19. PORBANDAR: Birthplace of Gandhiji.
20. RAJKOT: Founded by Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of the Jadeja clan. Gandhiji spent his early days here and the place he lived is a museum today. "Bandini" sarees with mirror, patch, bead and silk embroidery work is famous here.
21. SURAT: The place where the fate of India was decided, the British were given the permission for setting up a trading post here by Shah Jehan in 1612, which paved the way for the British to enter and establish their rule in India. Textile Industry and market is very famous.
22. SABARKANTHA: Sabar Dairy - larger than the AMUL, a cooperative dairy is located here.
23. SURENDRANAGAR: Cotton & Conventional salt are the major produce.
24. TAPI : Couple of forts and dams are there for tourists.
25. VADODARA: Earlier Baroda. A princely state ruled by Gaekwads. Located on the banks of Vishwamitra river. Lakshmi Vilas Palace is a famous landmark. Railway Staff College, a centre of training of officers, is located in this palace. The city has produced famous cricketers like Vijay Hazare, Chandu Borde, Kiran More, Anshuman Gaekwad, Ajay Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, the Pathan brothers. Industrially developed district.
26. VALSAD: Former PM Morarji Desai hailed from here. Famous for Mangoes and Teakwood.

Khandla Port.

Alang near Bhavnagar.

Krishna Jayanthi, Rama Navami and Dussehra Festivals.

Dandiya and Garba.

1. 26.1.2001: Earthquake in the Bhuj region killing about 20000 people. 2. 27.2.2002: Godhra Rail Fire incident and communal clashes killing about 600 people. 3. 26.9.2002: Islamic terrorists attack on the visitors to the Akshardham Temple complex, killing about 30 people and injuring about 100 people. After 13 hours of exchange of fire between the security and the terrorists, normalcy restored with the killing of the terrorists.

Dholavira.

Lothal - Indus Valley Civilisation.

Surat.

Jivraj Mehta - 1960 -1963.

1. K.M.Munshi - Kanaiyalal Manekhlal Munshi - freedom fighter, National Flag Selection Committee Member, Founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
2. M.K.Gandhi - Father of the nation born at Porbandhar.
3. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi - Founder of Arya Samaj.
4. Mallika Sarabhai - Famous Dancer and daughter of Vikram Sarabhai.
5. Dhirubhai Ambani and his sons Anil and Mukesh - the famous industrialists of Reliance Groups.
6. Dimple Kapadia and Asha Parekh - both Hindi film actresses.
7. Kalyanji & Anandji - famous musicians of Hindi field.
8. Tata, Godrej, Mafatlal, Shashi Ruia of Essar Groups, Ambalal Sarabhai of Sarabhai groups - are all famous industrial families of Gujarat.
9. Kiran More, Vijay Hazare, Chandu Borde, Anshuman Gaekwad, Ajay Jadeja, Vinoo Mankad, Ashok Mankad, Munaf Patel, Pathan Brothers, Parthiv Patel, Nayan Mongia - are all famous cricketers.
10. Geet Sethi - famous Billiards player.
11. Narendra Modi, L.K.Advani, Morarji Desai, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Md. Ali Jinnah are all famous political leaders from Gujarat.