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{{About||the city|Ahmedabad|other places with similar names|Ahmadabad (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ahmedabad District
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| map_caption = Ahmedabad location in Gujarat
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Ahmedabad]]
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| leader_title = [[District Collector]]
| leader_name = Sandip J. Sagale IAS
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| population_total = 7,214,225
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_rank = 1 of 33 in Gujarat
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| population_demonym = Amdavadi
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| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#GJ.E2.80.94Gujarat|GJ]]-1, GJ-27, GJ-38
| website = {{URL|https://ahmedabad.gujarat.gov.in/}}
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'''Ahmedabad District''' comprises the city of [[Ahmedabad]], in the central part of the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[western India]]. It is the seventh most populous district in India (out of [[Districts of India|739]]).<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==History==

Ahmedabad district was a part of [[Bombay Presidency]] encompassing several subdivisions.

==Geography==
Ahmedabad District is surrounded by [[Mehsana District|Mehsana]] and [[Gandhinagar District|Gandhinagar]] districts to the north, [[Kheda]] and [[Anand District]]s to the east, the [[Gulf of Khambhat]] (Gulf of Cambay), [[Botad District|Botad]] and [[Bhavnagar]] districts to the south, and [[Surendranagar]] district to the west. Its headquarters is the city of [[Ahmedabad]].10 talukas of the District include 474 villages, 1 deserted village, 1 corporation, 1 cantonment area and 7 municipalities.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Ahmedabad
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 28.3
|Feb high C = 30.4
|Mar high C = 35.6
|Apr high C = 39.8
|May high C =

|Jun high C = 38.4
|Jul high C = 33.4
|Aug high C = 31.8
|Sep high C = 34.0
|Oct high C = 35.8
|Nov high C = 32.8
|Dec high C = 29.3
|year high C = 41.5
|Jan low C =20.1
|Feb low C = 13.9
|Mar low C = 18.9
|Apr low C = 23.7
|May low C = 26.2
|Jun low C = 27.2
|Jul low C = 25.6
|Aug low C = 24.6
|Sep low C = 24.2
|Oct low C = 21.1
|Nov low C = 16.6
|Dec low C = 13.2
|year low C = 11.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 2.0
|Feb rain mm = 1.0
|Mar rain mm = 0
|Apr rain mm = 3.0
|May rain mm = 20
|Jun rain mm = 103.0
|Jul rain mm = 247.0
|Aug rain mm = 288.0
|Sep rain mm = 83.0
|Oct rain mm = 23.0
|Nov rain mm = 14.0
|Dec rain mm = 5.0
|year rain mm = 789
|Jan rain days = 0.3
|Feb rain days = 0.3
|Mar rain days = 0.1
|Apr rain days = 0.3
|May rain days = 0.9
|Jun rain days = 4.8
|Jul rain days = 13.6
|Aug rain days = 15.0
|Sep rain days = 5.8
|Oct rain days = 1.1
|Nov rain days = 1.1
|Dec rain days = 0.3
|unit rain days = 0 mm
|Jan sun = 288.3
|Feb sun = 274
|Mar sun = 279
|Apr sun = 307
|May sun = 329
|Jun sun = 237.0
|Jul sun = 130
|Aug sun = 111.6
|Sep sun = 222
|Oct sun = 291
|Nov sun = 273
|Dec sun = 288.3
|year sun = 3020
|source 1 = HKO<ref>{{cite web|title=Ahmedabad Climate Record|url=http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/india/ahmedabad_e.htm|access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref>
|date=August 2015}}

==Divisions==
[[File:Ahmedabad District Map 1877.jpg|thumb|Map of Ahmedabad district under Bombay Presidency, British India 1877]]
[[File:અમદાવાદ જિલ્લો તાલુકાઓ સાથે.svg|thumb|Talukas of Ahmedabad district]]
Ahmedabad District is divided into ten [[taluka]]s.

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Ahmedabad District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|81.00}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|19.00}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Ahmedabad district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 7,214,225,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to [[Hong Kong]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Hong Kong 7,122,508 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Washington 6,724,540
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225031104/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2010-12-25
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 8th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 983 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.31%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Ahmedabad has a [[sex ratio]] of 903 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 86.65%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 74.81% of the population in the district spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 17.55% [[Hindi]], 2.72% [[Urdu]], 1.79% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and 1.60% [[Marathi language|Marathi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

It had a population of 5,816,519 of which 80.18% were urban as of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title= India Map |access-date=2012-11-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111000000/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=2010-01-11 }}</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=6,81,713|13=1911|14=7,17,107|15=1921|16=7,65,900|17=1931|18=8,50,077|19=1941|20=11,78,608|21=1951|22=15,16,191|23=1961|24=20,16,668|25=1971|26=27,65,925|27=1981|28=37,06,573|29=1991|30=46,31,351|31=2001|32=58,93,164|33=2011|34=72,14,225|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Notable people==
*[[Acharya Hemachandra]] (1089–1172) [[Jain]] [[polymath]]. Born in [[Dhandhuka]].<ref name=Hema>{{cite web | title =Hemacandra | publisher =Jain World | url =http://www.jainworld.com/literature/story28.htm | access-date =2008-05-06 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080429205050/http://www.jainworld.com/literature/story28.htm | archive-date =April 29, 2008 | url-status =dead }}</ref>
*[[Joravarsinh Jadav]] (born 1940), folklorist

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://maruahmedabad.com/ Official site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Ahmedabad district
|North = [[Mahesana district]]
|Northeast = [[Gandhinagar district]]
|East = [[Kheda district]] <br/> [[Anand district]]
|Southeast = [[Gulf of Khambhat]]
|South = [[Bhavnagar district]] <br/> [[Gulf of Khambhat]]
|Southwest = [[Botad district]]
|West = [[Surendranagar district]]
|Northwest = [[Surendranagar district]]
}}

{{Gujarat}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|23.03|N|72.58|E|display=title}}

[[Category:Ahmedabad district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Gujarat]]

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