Ahmedabad
city in the state of Gujarat, India
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Summary
Ahmedabad is a largest city[1]. Ahmedabad draws 14,489 Wikipedia views per month (largest city category, ranking #5 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ahmedabad district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sabarmati[5]
- Head of government: Gautam Shah[6]
- Instance of: big city[7]
- Named after: Ahmed Shah I[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Valladolid[9], Astrakhan[10], Rio de Janeiro[11], Columbus[12], Jersey City[13]
- Postal code: 3800XX[14]
- Part of: Central Gujarat[15]
- Commons category: Ahmedabad[16]
- Licence plate code: GJ-1[17], GJ-27[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[19]
- Local dialing code: 079[20]
- Inception: February 26, 1411[21]
- Authority: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation[22]
- Official website: https://ahmedabadcity.gov.in/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ahmedabad[24]
- Commons gallery: Ahmedabad[25]
- Population: 5,570,585[26], 7,645,000[27], 3,312,200[28]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[33], History of Ming[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[36]
- Capital of: Ahmedabad district[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Ahmedabad[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ahmedabad[39]
- Demonym: Ahmedabadi[40]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Ahmedabad[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 464.165 km²[42], 535.7 ha[43], and 395 ha[44]. Ahmedabad sits at an elevation of 53 m[45].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Ahmedabad include Ahmedabad University[46], a state private university[47], in India[48], founded in 2009[49].
Why It Matters
Ahmedabad has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Ahmedabad is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Ahmedabad include Ahmedabad University[46], a state private university[47], in India[48], founded in 2009[49].