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.^[6] As of 2011,^[update] Vadodara district is the third most populous district of Gujarat, out of 33 districts in the state.^[7]

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Vadodara district Baroda district
District of Gujarat
Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Nilkanthdam, Poicha, Temple in Kayavarohan, Vidyadhar Stepwell, Hira Gate in Dabhoi
Interactive Map Outlining Vadodara District
Location in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°10′48.00″N 73°7′12.00″E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Government
• Collector	R B Barad, IAS
Area
• Total	4,110 km2 (1,590 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1][2]
• Total	4,193,795
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Barodian, Badodekar, Barodekar
Languages[3]
• 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), 29(rural)
Lok Sabha constituency	2[4]
Vidhan Sabha constituency	12[5]
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.gujarat.gov.in

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The Vadodara district has a dry climate and three distinct seasons, namely summer, winter and monsoon.

Vadodara is divided into 2 Prants:^[8]

1. Vadodara
2. Dabhoi

Vadodara is divided into 8 talukas:^[8]

1. Dabhoi
2. Karjan
3. Padra
4. Savli
5. Sinor
6. Vadodara City
7. Vadodara Rural
8. Waghodia

According to the 2011 census Vadodara district has a population of 4,165,626,^[1] The district has a population density of 551 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,430/sq mi) .^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.16%.^[1] Vadodara has a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males.^[1] It has a literacy rate of 81.21% in 2011, a ten percentage points increase in 10 years.^[1]

The divided district has a population of 3,093,795, of which 1,993,356 (64.43%) lived in urban areas. The divided district had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 196,350 (6.35%) and 293,039 (9.47%) of the population respectively.^[1]

The Wadhvana Wetland located near Dabhoi Taluka here is a wetland that was designated as a Ramsar wetland site on 2021.^[13]

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