Porbandar

Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat and the headquarters of Porbandar district. It was the capital of the princely state of Porbandar, held by the Jethwa clan of Rajputs since at least the mid-16th century; the state was annexed into the dominion of India in 1947, merged into the United State of Kathiawar effective 15 February 1948 and eventually became part of Gujarat. The city is best known as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and also of Sudama, the friend of Krishna, to whom a temple in the city is dedicated. Porbandar and the neighbouring Chhaya are twin cities governed jointly by the Porbandar-Chhaya Municipal Corporation. The 2011 census of India recorded 152,760 people in the city and urban outgrowth. It has a hot semi-arid climate, and its coastal position makes it the least hot of the major cities of Gujarat. An ancient port city, it has a medium-sized deep-water port and the headquarters of Coast Guard District 1, and its wetlands and bird sanctuary draw birdwatchers.