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With about 4.6 million residents, Surat is a leading city of the western Indian state of Gujarat. It follows India Standard Time through the Asia/Kolkata zone at UTC+5:30, a single national offset that carries no daylight saving, keeping local clocks five and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The city lies on the Tapi river near the Arabian Sea at about 21.2°N, 72.8°E. A major commercial and manufacturing centre, Surat ranks among the fastest-growing large cities of the Indian west.