Surat is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat.

It used to be a large seaport and

is now the commercial and economic center in South Gujarat, which is famous for its
diamonds and textile Industries and as a shopping centre for apparels and
accessories. It is the eighth largest city and ninth largest urban agglomeration in
India. It is the administrative capital of the Surat district. The city is located
284 kilometres (176 mi) south of the state capital, Gandhinagar; 265 kilometres
(165 mi) south of Ahmedabad; and 289 kilometres (180 mi) north of Mumbai. The city
centre is located on the Tapti River, close to Arabian Sea.[11]

Surat will be the world's fastest growing city from 2019 to 2035, according to a
study conducted by Economic Times.[12] The city registered an annualised GDP growth
rate of 11.5% over the seven fiscal years between 2001 and 2008.[13] Surat was
awarded "best city" by the Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (ASICS) in 2013.
[14] Surat is selected as the first smart IT city in India which is being
constituted by the Microsoft CityNext Initiative tied up with IT services majors
Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro.[15] The city has 2.97 million internet users,
about 65% of total population.[16] Surat was selected in 2015 for an IBM Smarter
Cities Challenge grant.[17][18] Surat has been selected as one of twenty Indian
cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart
Cities Mission.[19]

Surat is listed as the second cleanest city of India as of 21 August 2020 according
to the Swachh Survekshan 2020 on 20 Aug.[20][21] It suffered a major pipeline fire
which caused some damage.[22]

Surat, famous for its diamond cutting and polishing, is known as the Diamond City
of India.[1]

It has various engineering plants like Essar, Larsen and Toubro and RIL.