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AMC - Ahmedabad City
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| Leading Industrial and Commercial
city of Gujarat |
| Geographical Status
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| 230
1' North Latitude |
| 720
41' East Longitude |
| Seventh Largest City of
India |
| On the Bank of River
Sabarmati |
| Connected with other Mega
cities by Railways , Roads and Air Transportation |
| It was Capital of Gujarat
State till June 5, 1970 |
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Ahmedabad, the biggest City
of Gujarat, lies on 230 1' North Latitude
and 720 37' East Longitude on the bank of
River of Sabarmati. The city is well connected by rail, roads and airways
with all the important cities of the country. It is the Seventh largest
city of the country with an area of 190.84 Kms. and a population of 2.877
Millions according to 1991 Census. After the bifurcation of ex-billingual
Bombay State in May 1960, Ahmedabad was a capital of Gujarat, till it
was shifted to Gandhinagar; a newly constructed capital town at a distance
of 24 kms. in the year 1970 . Ahmedabad is now a district headquarter
and many state-level and district-level offices are located in the city.
The city is agglomerated with the surrounding towns of Dani Limda, Naroda,
Odhav, Ranip, Sahijpur Bogha and Sardarnagar. The geographical position
of the city would be clear from the following details. |
| Latitude |
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Extreme
North Point |
230
1' N
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| Extreme
South Point |
220
56' N
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| Average |
220
58' 30" N
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Longitude
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Extreme
West Point |
720
30' E
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| Extreme
East Point |
720
41' E
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| Average |
720
35' 30" E
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City lies in a region of North
Gujarat which is a Plain, dry and sandy area. The city covers an area
of 47,156 acres. Except small hills of Thaltej-Jodhpur Tekra, entire surroundings
of the city is a plain area. There are no woods or forests nearby. The
sea is at a distance of 80.65 kms. at the gulf of Cambay. Sabarmati, one
of the longest rivers of Gujarat, bifurcates the city into eastern and
western parts, connected by five bridges, two of which are constructed
after independence. Though the river is perennial, it gets practically
dried up in the summer, leaving only small stream of water flowing fleebly.
The following figures of minimum and maximum Altitude of the city would
show only marginal variations indicating a flat surface: |
| Topography
- Altitude |
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Highest
Point |
50.90 Meters
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| Lowest
Point |
46.63 Meters
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| Average |
48.77 Meters
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Year
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Temperature
( 0 Centigrade)
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
| 1971 |
44.3 |
8.2 |
| 1981 |
44.4 |
8.0 |
| 1991 |
46.6 |
4.8 |
| 1992 |
44.4 |
4.8 |
| 1993 |
44.4 |
6.9 |
| 1994 |
45.7 |
6.6 |
| 1995 |
45.4 |
8.4 |
| 1996 |
44.4 |
7.9 |
| 1997 |
44.0 |
8.4 |
| 1998 |
45.5 |
6.0 |
| 1999 |
43.8 |
6.2 |
| 2000 |
44.2 |
4.9 |
| 2001 |
44.5 |
6.6 |
| 2002 |
46.3 |
5.4 |
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Year
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No.
of Rainy Days |
RainFall
(mm) |
| 1961 |
48 |
831.3
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| 1971 |
34 |
544.7
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| 1981 |
71 |
955.7
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| 1990 |
44 |
1041.6
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| 1991 |
21 |
541.1
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| 1992 |
34 |
575.2
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| 1993 |
20 |
683.5
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| 1994 |
54 |
1325.5
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| 1995 |
36 |
380.0
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| 1996 |
38 |
787.8
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| 1997 |
39 |
1293.5
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| 1998 |
41 |
988.8
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| 1999 |
22 |
597.0
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| 2000 |
17 |
727.9
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| 2001 |
35 |
680.9
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| 2002 |
20 |
397.8
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The city of
Ahmedabad is at present having an important Railway junction on:
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| The Bombay-Viramgam Broad
gauge |
| The Ahmedabad-Khedbrahma
meter gauge |
| The Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar
meter gauge sections of the Western Railway |
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Besides the broad and meter
gauge railway stations of the city, it has five other stations viz. Maninagar,
Vatva, Asarwa, Gandhigram and Sabarmati. Apart form its central position
in the heart of Gujarat, Ahmedabad enjoyed in the past a strategic importance
in view of its location on the main highway to Rajputana and Malwa regions
on the one hand to Saurashtra Peninsula on the other. |
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