Vadodara district
Vadodara district
Baroda district | |
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Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Nilkanthdam, Poicha, Temple in Kayavarohan, Vidyadhar Stepwell, Hira Gate in Dabhoi | |
Location in Gujarat | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′48.00″N 73°7′12.00″E / 22.1800000°N 73.1200000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Government | |
| • Collector | R B Barad, IAS |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,110 km2 (1,590 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,193,795 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Barodian, Badodekar, Barodekar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati |
| • Other | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 390 0XX |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-GJ-VD |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-06 (urban), GJ-29 (rural) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 2 |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 12 |
| Climate | Semi-Arid (BSh) (Köppen) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 12-43 °C |
| Avg. summer temperature | 26-43 °C |
| Avg. winter temperature | 12-33 °C |
| Website | vadodara |
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Vadodara district, also known as Baroda district, is situated in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Vadodara (Baroda). The district covers an area of 7,794 km2 and had a population of 4,165,626 as of 2011. Out of this population, 49.6% were urban, 50.4% were rural, 5.3% were Scheduled Castes and 27.6% were Scheduled Tribes. As of 2011, Vadodara district is the third most populous district of Gujarat, out of 34 districts in the state.