Vadodara Municipal Corporation

The City of Vadodara apty described by a medieval Jain writer as a “Tilak on the Brove of Lata.” is a nodal center of the costal plain of Gujarat. It is Strategically situaled at a junction of the main highways linking Gujarat with Rajputana and the Punjab in the north, the Malva and the Gangetic valley in the north east, Konkan in the south and khandesh in the south-east. Significantly Vadodara today is a junction on the western railway of the lines leading to Amdavad and Delhi. This confirms the historic role of Vadodara in the communication pattern for movements of people and culture. The history of Vadodara city amply bears out its cultural and commercial activities during the last two thousand years. Apart form the traditional stories, our knowledge of the history of Vadodara is based mainly on jain literature and a few old inscriptions pertaining to Vadodara.

Baroda is situated on the banks of the river Vishwamitri (whose name is derived from the great saint Rishi Vishwamitra). The city was once called Chandravati, after its ruler Raja Chandan, then Viravati, the abode of the brave, and then Vadpatra because of the abundance of banyan trees on the banks of the Vishwamitri. From Vadpatra it derived its present name Baroda or Vadodara.

Modern Baroda is a great and fitting memorial to its late ruler, Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III (1875-1939 AD). It was the dream of this able administrator to make Baroda an educational, industrial and commercial centre and he ensured that his dream would come true.

The people of Baroda like to tell visitors that their city is a ‘Sanskari Nagari’, that is, a ‘cultured city’. By and large, the visitors agree. The city does indeed have rich cultural traditions. And today’s Barodians have quite a full and hectic cultural life throughout the year.

In Baroda various large-scale industries such as Gujarat State Fertilisers & Chemicals, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited and Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited have come up in the vicinity of Gujarat Refinery and all of them are dependent on it for their fuel and feedstock. Other large-scale public sector units are Heavy Water Project and Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited. In addition to these public sector enterprises, a number of other large-scale enterprises have come up in the private sector. The products of these industries have wide applications in various sectors of the Indian economy.

 Administration

For administrative purposes the city is divided into 4 zones - East, West, North and South. The city is further divided in 28 wards.
* The East Zone comprises wards 1, 2 and 9.
* The West Zone comprises wards 6, 10 and 11.
* The North Zone comprises wards 7 and 8.
* The South Zone comprises wards 3, 4, 5 and 12.

Area                                :                               148.95 sq.kms. (Approx.)
Population                     :                               1.5 million (Approx.)
Climate                          :                                Summer  Max. 40.4oC. Min. 20.4oC. 
                                                                         Winter Max. 33.1oC Min. 9.8oC. 
                                                                          Rainfall 931 mm. (Mid. June to Sept.)
Clothing                         :                                Cotton in Summer, Light woolen in winter
Languages                   :                                Gujarati,Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Sindhi & English

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