 Bhavnagar borders with Ahmedabad District to the northeast, Botad District to the northwest, the Gulf of Cambay to the east and south and Amreli District to the west.Bhavnagar State was a salute state during the Raj, ruled by the Gohil Rajputs, .Bhavnagar lost two talukas, Botad and Gadhada, to the creation in August 2013 of the new district of Botad.