Meerut
Mēraṭha | |
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Coordinates: 28°59′N 77°43′E / 28.98°N 77.71°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Meerut |
District | Meerut |
Government | |
• Body | Meerut Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Harikant Ahluwalia[2] (BJP) |
• Lok Sabha MP | Arun Govil, (BJP) |
• Divisional Commissioner | Selva Kumari J, IAS |
• IG Range | Praveen Kumar, IPS |
Area | |
• Metropolis[1] | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) |
Elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
Population | |
• Metropolis[1] | 1,571,434 |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,871,434 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[6] |
• Additional official | Urdu[6] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 250 0xx |
Telephone code | 91- 121- XXXX XXX |
Vehicle registration | UP-15 |
Website | meerut |
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Meerut (ISO: Mēraṭha) is a city in Meerut district of the Western Uttar Pradesh of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies 80 km (50 mi) northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and 480 km (300 mi) west of the state capital, Lucknow.[8]
,As of 2011[update], Meerut is the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 26th most populous city in India.[9][10]
The city is one of the largest producers of sports goods, the largest producer of musical instruments in India, and one of Asia's biggest gold markets. The city is also an education hub in western Uttar Pradesh, and it is also known as the "Sports City Of India".
The city is famous for being the starting point of the 1857 rebellion against Company rule in India.
The city is also the proposed capital of Western Uttar Pradesh (Harit Pradesh), a new separate state. It has the 3rd-highest per capita income in the state after Ghaziabad (Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation is divided into five zones: City Zone, Kavi Nagar Zone, Vijay Nagar Zone, Mohan Nagar Zone and Vasundhara Zone) and Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida and Greater Noida).[11]
India's first Regional Rapid Transit System Delhi Meerut RRTS is currently being constructed in Meerut. It will be an inter-city high-speed metro corridor.[12] It is also known as the expressway capital of Western Uttar Pradesh, having three different expressways.[13]
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