Gandhinagar
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Overview
Gandhinagar became Gujarat's capital after Ahmedabad; Gujarat was created on 1 May 1960. India hosted the 13th COP of the Convention on Migratory Species here in 2020.
The city was planned in the 1960s by Indian planners H. K. Mewada and Prakash Apte, with sectors on a grid, and lies on the Sabarmati.
It became the capital in 1970, replacing Ahmedabad.
GIFT City, India's first operational international financial services centre, is near Gandhinagar.
It has many parks and trees.
The Akshardham temple is in the city.
The Mahatma Mandir convention centre is here.
It is close to Ahmedabad.
Geography and key facts
- Capital of Gujarat
- CMS COP13, 2020
- Planned city on the Sabarmati
- Capital from 1970
- GIFT City IFSC
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on environment conventions.
Note for UPSC
Capital of Gujarat.
Useful for orientation questions and for locating other features relative to the capital.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- State / UT capital
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Coordinates
- 23.223°N, 72.650°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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