Ahmedabad is the biggest city and previous capital of the Indian province of Gujarat. It is the managerial base camp of the Ahmedabad region and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's populace of 5,633,927 (according to 2011 populace evaluation) makes it the fifth-most crowded city in India, and the enveloping metropolitan agglomeration populace assessed at 6,357,693 is the seventh-generally crowded in India. Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 23 km (14 mi) from the state capital Gandhinagar, which is its twin city. Ahmedabad has arisen as a significant financial and modern center in India. It is the second-biggest maker of cotton in India, and its stock trade is the nation's second most seasoned. Cricket is a well known game in Ahmedabad. A recently constructed Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera can oblige 110,000 observers. The impacts of advancement of the Indian economy have empowered the city's economy towards tertiary area exercises, for example, trade, correspondence and construction.Ahmedabad's expanding populace has brought about an expansion in the development and lodging enterprises bringing about late improvement of skyscrapers. In 2010, Ahmedabad was positioned third in Forbes' rundown of the quickest developing urban areas of the decade. In 2012, The Times of India picked Ahmedabad as India's best city to live in. As of 2017, Ahmedabad's assessed GDP was $68 billion (PPP dollars). Ahmedabad has been chosen as one of the hundred Indian urban communities to be created as a brilliant city under the Government of India's leader Smart Cities Mission.In July 2017, the Historic City of Ahmedabad or Old Ahmedabad was announced as India's first UNESCO World Heritage City.