Valsad district is a district in the state of Gujarat. I is surrounded by Navsari district in north, Dang district in east, Maharashtra state in south and Arabian sea on the west coast. The district covers 5,244 square kilometres, is divided in to five talukas, and has a total population of about 1,410,553 of which 27.02% were urban as of 2001. Its administrative capital and the largest city is Valsad.
Valsad city lies along the Gulf of Cambay, south of the city of Surat. Valsad is known for its handloomed cloth, dyes, bricks, and pottery, and it also has a castor-oil-extraction industry. Fruit is grown in the vicinity. One of many minor ports of Gujarat, Valsad exports cotton and silk fabrics, grain, timber, tiles, and molasses. It is served by national and state highways and lies on the main line of the Western Railway.
