Vadodara District is a district in the eastern part of the state of
Gujarat in western
India. The city of
Vadodara (Baroda), in the western part of the district, is the administrative headquarters. Vadodara District covers an area of 7,794 km². It had a population of 3,641,802 of which 45.20% were urban as of 2001 census. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Gujarat (out of
26), after
Ahmadabad and
Surat.
[1] The district is bounded by
Panchmahal and
Dahod districts to the north,
Anand and
Kheda districts to the west,
Bharuch and
Narmada districts to the south, and the state of
Madhya Pradesh to the east. The tallest point in the region is
Pavagadh Hill. The
Mahi River passes through the district.