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| area_footnotes = <ref name='Municipal Expansions'>{{cite webnews|title=Municipal Expansions|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 June 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-municipal-limits-of-six-cities-expanded/articleshow/76459795.cms|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818194323/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-municipal-limits-of-six-cities-expanded/articleshow/76459795.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Gandhinagar''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɑː|n|d|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɑː|ɡ|ər}}, {{IPA-|gu|ˈgɑːndʱinəgəɾ|lang|Gandhinagar.ogg|pronunciation}}) is the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] of the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23&nbsp;km north of [[Ahmedabad]], on the west central point of the industrial corridor between the metropolitan citiesmegacities of [[Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]].

The [[Akshardham (Gandhinagar)|Akshardham temple]] is located in Gandhinagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbiifsccode.co.in/state-bank-of-india-sbi-ifsc-code/gujarat/gandhinagar|title=SBI IFSC Code: Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India|work=Sbiifsccode.co.in|access-date=20 July 2016|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818183433/http://www.sbiifsccode.co.in/state-bank-of-india-sbi-ifsc-code/gujarat/gandhinagar|url-status=live}}</ref> There was a determination to make Gandhinagar a purely Indian enterprise, partly because the state of Gujarat was the birthplace of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. For this reason, the planning was done by two Indian town planners: Prakash M Apte and H. K. Mewada, who had apprenticed with [[Le Corbusier]] in [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gandhinagar Endangered: A Capital's Plan Dismantled |url=https://www.planetizen.com/node/49410 |website=planetizen.com |publisher=planetizen.com |access-date=25 March 2020 |archive-date=25 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325141522/https://www.planetizen.com/node/49410 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The name of the city means "Gandhi's city" and it is named after [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/the-building-of-gandhinagar-history-growth-planning-8912247/|title=Hardlook: Why Gujarat’sGujarat's capital city — a greenfield project of the ’60s'60s — stands on a cusp|date=28 August 2023|access-date=2 October 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903134822/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/the-building-of-gandhinagar-history-growth-planning-8912247/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The city was planned by Chief Architect H.K. Mewada, a [[Cornell University]] graduate, and his assistant Prakash M Apte.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIA%2F2011%2F05%2F31&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00103&AppName=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 February 2013 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709153939/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIA%2F2011%2F05%2F31&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00103&AppName=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Apte |first=Prakash Madhusudan |date=2012 |title=The Building of Gandhinagar: New Capital of Gujarat, India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_hVk80LsGVkC |publisher=Prakash M Apte |isbn=9789381205532 |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002040746/https://books.google.com/books?id=_hVk80LsGVkC |url-status=live }}</ref>{{when|date=August 2024}} It was developed in the 1960s.

Gandhinagar has an average elevation of {{convert|81|m|ft|abbr=off}}. The city sits on the banks of the [[Sabarmati River]], in north-central-east Gujarat. The 20,543&nbsp;km² area around Gandhinagar is defined by Gujarat capital territory. Gandhinagar spans an area of {{convert|326|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name='Municipal Expansions'/> The river frequently dries up in the summer, leaving only a small stream of water. Gandhinagar is India's tree capital with 54% green cover on its land area.<ref>{{cite news| url=httphttps://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22home/environment/developmental-issues/32788370_1_lakhWith-trees54-socialgreen-forestrycover-greenestGandhinagar-Indias-tree-citiescapital/articleshow/15084688.cms | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426175708/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-22/developmental-issues/32788370_1_lakh-trees-social-forestry-greenest-cities | url-status=deadlive | archive-date=2013-04-26 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=With 54% green cover, Gandhinagar India's tree capital }}</ref>

Gandhinagar has a [[tropical wet and dry climate]] with three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. The climate is generally dry and hot outside of the monsoon season. The weather is hot to severely hot from March to JuneMay when the maximum temperature stays in the range of {{convert|36|to|42|C|F|abbr=on}}, and the minimum in the range of {{convert|19|to|27|C|F|abbr=on}}. It is pleasant in the winter days and quite chilling in the night during December to February. The average maximum temperature is around {{convert|29|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, the average minimum is {{convert|1413|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, and the climate is extremely dry. The southwest [[monsoon]] brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September.<ref>{{cite web

}}</ref> The average annual rainfall is around {{convert|803773.46|mm|in|abbr=on}}.

Congress won the first municipal election in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=httphttps://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-21city/ahmedabad/29458368_1_civicCongress-pollwins-gandhinagarmaiden-municipalGandhinagar-corporationcivic-gmc-electionspoll/articleshow/8046571.cms | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033929/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-21/ahmedabad/29458368_1_civic-poll-gandhinagar-municipal-corporation-gmc-elections | url-status=deadlive | archive-date=2013-04-11 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Congress wins maiden Gandhinagar civic poll – ''The Times of India''}}</ref> [[Mahendrasinh Rana]] became the first mayor of the city. The [[17th Lok Sabha|current]] Member of the [[Lok Sabha]] for Gandhinagar is [[Amit Shah]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web |title=Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5021 |website=Lok Sabha House of the People |publisher=Parliament of India |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207130702/http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5021 |url-status=live }}</ref>