{{Infobox settlement | name = Ahmedabad District | native_name = ahmedabad | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = District of Gujarat | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Sabarmati Ashram, Hutheesing Jain Temple, Jami Masjid, Ahmedabad, birds in Nal Sarovar, Sardar Patel Stadium | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = Ahm | motto = | image_map = Ahmedabad in Gujarat (India).svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Ahmedabad location in Gujarat | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Gujarat | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = Karnavati | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Ahmedabad | government_footnotes = | leader_party = Bjp(bharatiya janata party) | leader_title = District Collector | leader_name = Sandip J. Sagale IAS | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 8087 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_total = 7,045,313 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_est = | population_rank = 1 of 33 in Gujarat | pop_est_as_of = | population_note = | timezone1 = I | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = IST (UTC+05:30) | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | area_code_type = | blank_info_sec2 = 0.783<ref name="snhdi-gdl"> Ahmedabad district comprises the city of Ahmedabad, in the central part of the state of Gujarat in western India. It is the seventh most populous district in India (out of 739). Etymology The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval. At that time, Karna, the Chaulukya (Solanki) ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval, and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati. In 1411, this area came under the control of Muzaffar Shah I's grandson, Sultan Ahmed Shah, who selected the forested area along the banks of the Sabarmati river