East Gujarat

East Gujarat is a region in the center of Gujarat which is geographically located in the center of Gujarat. All of the districts share almost the same dialect, culture & heritage.

It includes the following districts:

Culture

Both of the districts have a majority of forest and so the forest dwellers (Adivasis) are the native tribes.

Education

This region has a significantly low literacy rate.

Economy

Having forest land, the region produces more raw forest products.

Notes

State of Gujarat

Capital: Gandhinagar

Topics	Cinema Cuisine Culture Economy Education Geography Government Highest point History Language Literature People Politics National parks and sanctuaries Tourism

Regions of Gujarat	Bhal region Charotar Ghed Gohilwad Kathiawar Saurashtra Zhalawad

Districts	Ahmedabad Amreli Anand Aravalli Banaskantha Bharuch Bhavnagar Botad Chhota Udaipur Dahod Dang Devbhoomi Dwarka Gandhinagar Gir Somnath Jamnagar Junagadh Kachchh Kheda Mahisagar Mehsana Morbi Narmada Navsari Panchmahal Patan Porbandar Rajkot Sabarkantha Surat Surendranagar Tapi Vadodara Valsad

Major cities	Ahmedabad Anand Ankleshwar Bharuch Bhavnagar Bhuj Gandhidham Gandhinagar Jamnagar Junagadh Kheda Mehsana Nadiad Navsari Modasa Patan Porbandar Rajkot Surat Surendranagar Udhana Vadodara Valsad Veraval Visnagar

Ecoregions	Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests Northwestern thorn scrub forests Rann of Kutch

Economy	Ahmedabad BRTS Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project Sardar Sarovar Dam GSWAN Power stations and power organisations

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