Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad  pronunciation (help·info) (Gujarati: અમદાવાદ) is the largest city and former capital of the state of Gujarat. It is the fifth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India, with a city population of approximately 5.6 million and metropolitan population of 6.4 million. In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Ahmedabad as the fastest-growing city in India, and third in the world after two Chinese cities — Chengdu and Chongqing. In December 2011 a leading market research firm IMRB declared Ahmedabad as the best mega-city to live in (compared to India's other mega-cities). Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, 32 km from the state capital Gandhinagar. The city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad...