South Gujarat also known as Deccan Gujarat or Dakshin Gujarat is a region in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Gujarat. The region is one of the wettest region of India. The region is divided into two parts: 1) Western Part. 2) Eastern Part. The western part is almost coastal and is known as Kantha Vistar means costal region in Gujarati and The eastern part is also known as Dungar Vistar almost hilly which ranges from 100 to 1000 metres ranges with the highest peak at Saputara

Saputara

Saputara is a city and a Hill Station Municipality in the Dang District of Gujarat state in India.-Geography:This picturesque hill station is perched on a plateau in the Dang forest area of the Sahyadri Range. At an altitude of about 1000 m...

 in The Dangs District of South Gujarat.

Headquarters and Districts

Surat

Surat

Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...

 is the largest city in this region as result of which it happens the Headquarter of South Gujarat region. The Districts in this region are Surat District

Surat district

Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat India with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada , Navsari and Dang districts. To the west is the Gulf of Cambay. It is the second-most advanced district in Gujarat...

, Navsari District

Navsari district

Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at Navsari city. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres, and had a population of 1,229,250 in 2001.Dudhia Talao:...

, Dang District

Dang district

Dang is a district in the state of Gujarat in India. The administrative headquarters of the district are located in Ahwa. The Dangs have an area of 1764 km² and a population of 186,729 ....

, Valsad District

Valsad district

Valsad district is one of the 26 districts in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It is bound by Navsari district to the north, Dang district to the east and the State of Maharashtra to the south. The Arabian Sea lies west of the district...

, and the newly formed Tapi District

Tapi district

Tapi district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Vyara town is the district headquarters.-History:Located in the southern part of Gujarat. On 27th September 2007, the district of Surat was bifurcated into two new districts, viz. Surat district with its headquarter at...

. The main cities other than Surat are Navsari

Navsari

Navsari is a city and municipality in the Surat Metropolitan Region and also the administrative headquarters Navsari District of Gujarat, India. Navsari is also the Twin City of Surat, and only 37 km south of Surat.-Geography:...

, Vyara

Vyara

Vyara is a city, a municipality and the district headquarters of the Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Vyara is located at . It has an average elevation of 69 metres .-Demographics:...

, Valsad

Valsad

Valsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...

, Bardoli

Bardoli

Bardoli is a city and a municipality in Surat Metropolitan Region in the state of Gujarat, India. Bardoli is the east most end of the Metropolis of Surat. Bardoli is one of the primary Satellite Towns of Surat Metropolitan Region.-Geography:...

, Vapi

Vapi

Vapi Vapi Vapi (IAST: vāpī, Gujarati: , is a city and a municipality in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the banks of Damanganga River in southern Gujarat, India. Vapi falls under the taluka administration of Pardi...

, Billimora, Chikhali, Songadh

Songadh

Fort Songadh is a city and a municipality in Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It has previously been known as "Soneri Gadh, later being abbreviated to the now common Songadh.-Geography:Songadh is located at...

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Places of Tourism

• Saputara - is a hill-station only 172 km from Surat is perched in the Sahayadri mountain ranges of South Gujarat and is the only hill-station in Gujarat.
• Dandi - is a beach famous for salt satyagraha which was held by Mahatama Gandhi During British era is only 45 km from Surat.