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Bhavnagar is a coastal city with geographical
area of 5,320 ha and human population of
about 5.94 lakh. This city is second green city in
Gujarat in term of tree density and tree cover.
Victoria Park, a block of natural forest covering
an area of 202 ha is within the limit of Bhavnagar
Municipal Corporation Area. This is the main
reason for high tree cover in Bhavnagar. Tree
density is 1052 tree/ha in the Victoria Park
and 51.5 trees/ha in the city area. Victoria Park
support dense thorn forest having small trees.
Table-20: Bhavnagar Mahanagar Palika (including Victoria Park)
Species
No of trees
Species
No of trees
1. Gorad-
Acacia senegal
180,260 7. Peltoform–
Peltroforum
ferruginieum
10,470
2. Gandobaval-
Prosopis chilensis
55,040 8. Gulmohar-
Delonix regia
10,000
3. Limdo-
Azadirachta indica
30,260 9. Techoma-
Tecoma stans
7,740
4. Asopalav-
Polyalthia longifolia
18,830 10. Mango –
Mangifera indica
7,460
5. Subaval–
Leucaena leucocephala
12,080 11. Others
132,790
6. Karanj–
Pongamia pinnata
11,110
Total
475,950
Table-21: The main trees in Bhavnagar (without Victoria Park)
Species
Tree
Population
Species
Tree
Population
1.
Prosopis chilensis
40,560 7. Gulmohar-
Delonix regia
9,970
2. Neem/Limado-
Azadirachta indica
29,320 8. Techoma-
Tecoma stans
7,720
3. Asopalav-
Polyalthia longifolia
18,740 9. Mango-
Mangifera indica
7,430
4. Karanj-–
Pongamia pinnata
10,980 10. Badam-
T. catappa
6,520
5. Su-baval-
Leucaena leucocephala
10,510 11. Others
111,200
6. Peltroforum-
Peltroforum
ferruginieum
10,470
Total
263,430
Distribution of trees in different girth classes
Girth in cm
Number of trees
Girth in cm
Number of trees
10-30 cm
146,380
121-150 cm
12,730
31-60 cm
180,350
151-200 cm
11,040
61-90 cm
100,960
201-250 cm
2,590
91-120 cm
20,740
250 and above
1,170
13.6. Trees in Bhavnagar City
The fact about Bhavnagar is as under.
Human population
5.94 lakh
Area of city
5,320 ha
Tree population
476,000
Tree density
89.5 trees/ha
Tree cover
1136 ha (934 ha in
city and 202 ha in
Victoria Park)
Trees per 100 person
88.2
A total of 135 species of trees were encountered
in the city and ten most important of them have
been given in Table-20.
