Ahmedabad pronunciation (helpinfo) (Ahmadabad, Gujarati: ) is the largest city and former capital of the state of Gujarat. It is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India, with a city population metropolitan population of 6.5million. 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 , and ahead of the Brazilian city of Manaus, the fourth in this list. 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, 32km from the state capital Gandhinagar. The city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district and was the capital of Gujarat till 1960. List of cities in the world by GDP (2008)PWC Ranks Ahmedabad 5th. In colloquial Gujarati, the city is called Amdavad. Ahmedabad was founded on February 26,...
