Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad
Metropolis
Nickname:  Manchester of the East
Coordinates: 23°01′19″N 72°34′47″E / 23.0219°N 72.5797°E / 23.0219; 72.5797
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority
Area
• Total	8,087 km2 (3,122 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	7,486,573

Ahmedabad is the largest city in the Gujarat state, in Western India. The city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district, and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970.^[1] The city is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River,^[2] and it shares proximity with the Gandhinagar, the newly built state capital.

The city's area is approximately 8,087 sq.k.m and it's total population of District is 7,486,573 (2014).^[3]

1. ↑ "Incredible India | Gujarat". www.incredibleindia.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
2. ↑ Kumar, Rita. N.; Solanki, Rajal; J.I, Nirmal Kumar (2011). "AN ASSESSMENT OF SEASONAL VARIATION AND WATER QUALITY INDEX OF SABARMATI RIVER AND KHARICUT CANAL AT AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT". EJEAFChe. 10 (5). eISSN 2248-2261. ISSN 1579-4377.
3. ↑ "About Ahmedabad | About Us | Collectorate - District Ahmedabad". ahmedabad.gujarat.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-24.