Amreli taluka
Sub-district in Amreli, Gujarat, India
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Amreli Taluka is a local administrative division situated in the Amreli district of the Indian state of Gujarat.
Amreli | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Amreli | |
| Coordinates: 21°37′00″N 71°14′00″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Amreli |
| Headquarters | Amreli |
| Government | |
| • Body | Amreli Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 241,279 |
| • Gender ratio | 963 |
| • Literacy | 75.8% |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +91-079 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Civic agency | Amreli Municipality |
| Website | www |
Geography
Geographically, Amreli Taluka is located in the southwestern part of Gujarat. The region's climatic conditions are influenced by the summer monsoon season (June to September), during which the vast majority of the region's rainfall occurs.
Climate
| Climate data for Amreli (1981–2010, extremes 1973–2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.6 (97.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
43.6 (110.5) |
45.6 (114.1) |
46.2 (115.2) |
45.6 (114.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
42.1 (107.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
46.2 (115.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.5 (0.06) |
7.2 (0.28) |
98.0 (3.86) |
205.3 (8.08) |
128.5 (5.06) |
97.4 (3.83) |
17.5 (0.69) |
6.2 (0.24) |
0.0 (0.0) |
561.8 (22.12) |
| Average rainy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 26.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 52 | 68 | 72 | 62 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 39 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Economy
Amreli Taluka's economy is concentrated in agriculture, with a focus on crops such as groundnuts, cotton, and cereals. The area's naturally occurring precipitation during the monsoon season, coupled with modern irrigation facilities, has enabled farmers to conduct both rainfed and irrigation agriculture. The taluka's economy also includes trade and several small-scale industries, such as the manufacturing of traditional cotton cloth (khadi), silverworks, tanning and cotton ginning.[5]
