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Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش, pronounced [ˈʊt̪t̪ər prəˈd̪eːʃ] ( listen), "Northren Province"), (umwhile Unitit Provinces; Hindi: यूनाईटेड प्रोविन्सेस, Urdu: یونائیٹڈ پروونس) is a state locatit in the northren pairt o Indie. Wi a population o ower 200 million fowk,[2] it is Indie's maist populous state, as well as the warld's maist populous sub-naitional entity. Gin it wis a naition in its awn richt, Uttar Pradesh wad be the warld's fift muckle maist kintra aheid o Brazil, a kintra thirty-five times lairger in territorial aurie than Uttar Pradesh.[3][4]
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Uttar Pradesh उत्तर प्रदेश (in Hindi) اتر پردیش (in Urdu) U.P. | |
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![]() Location o Uttar Pradesh in Indie | |
![]() Cairt o Uttar Pradesh | |
Coordinates (Lucknow): 26.85°N 80.91°E / 26.85; 80.91 | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Awadh, Baghelkhand, Braj, Bundelkhand, Purvanchal, RohilKhand, Indo-Gangetic Plain |
Established | Modren: 1805 (as Cedit an Conquered Provinces) ) |
History | Summary
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Caipital | Lucknow |
Lairgest ceety | Kanpur |
Lairgest Metropolitan Region | Kanpur Metropolitan Region |
Destricts | 75 total |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Govrenment o Indie, Govrenment o Uttar Pradesh |
• Govrenor | Banwari Lal Joshi |
• Chief Meenister | Kumari Mayawati (BSP) |
• Legislature | Bicameral (404 + 108 seats) |
• Parliamentary constituency | 80 |
• Heich Coort | Allahabad Heich Coort |
Area | |
• Total | 243286 km2 (93,933 sq mi) |
Area rank | 5t |
Population | |
• Total | 200,000,000 |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Uttarpradeshi, UPite, UPian, North Indie, Uttar Bhartiya |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
UN/LOCODE | INUP |
Vehicle registration | UP XX XXXX |
HDI | ![]() |
HDI rank | 32th (2005) |
Literacy | 69.72% (29t) 79.24% (male) 59.26% (female) |
Offeecial leid | Hindi, Urdu |
Website | upgov.nic.in |
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