Meerut
Meerut (Hindi: मेरठ, Urdu: میرٹھ) is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an ancient city. Settlements dating back to the Indus Valley civilization have been found in the area. The city is located 70 km (43 mi) northeast of the national capital, New Delhi. It is the 25th largest city in India.[3][4][5]
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| Coordinates: 28°59′N 77°42′E / 28.99°N 77.70°ECoordinates: 28°59′N 77°42′E / 28.99°N 77.70°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Meerut |
| District | Meerut |
| Government | |
| • Body | Meerut Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | sunita verma (BSP) |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Anita Meshram, IAS |
| • District Magistrate | Anil Dhingra, IAS |
| • Senior Superintendent of Police | Akhilesh kumar, IPS |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Dr. Arvind Kumar Chaurasia (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Metropolitan City[1] | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224.659 m (737.070 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metropolitan City[1] | 1,524,908 |
| • Rank | 26 |
| • Density | 8,333/km2 (21,580/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,226,709 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 250 0xx |
| Vehicle registration | UP-15 |
| Website | meerut |
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Meerut Media
Fragment of the 6th Ashoka Pillar in sandstone, with inscription of Edicts of Ashoka, in Brahmi, originally from Meerut, now on display in the British Museum.
Main entrance to Kot Fort, Abdullapur built in the early 16th century
Photograph entitled, "No. 9. Mosque at Meerut said to be the principal resort of the mutineers," taken in 1858 by Major Robert Christopher Tytler and his wife, Harriet, in the aftermath of the Uprising of 1857. The picture is of a mosque in Meerut where the uprising began.
The United Provinces in 1903
Mall Road in Meerut Cantonment
Atop an under-construction overpass
Delhi Meerut Expressway is India's widest 96 km long controlled-access expressway, connecting Delhi with Meerut via Dasna in Ghaziabad in India.
Mustafa Castle was built in 1900
One of the entrance gates of Nauchandi mela ground at Meerut.
References
- ↑ "Six cities to get metropolitan status". Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "Meerut Municipal Corporation e-Newsletter April 2017" (PDF). Meerut Municipal Corporation E-Newsletter: 2. April 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ↑ "Welcome to the National Capital Region(U.P)". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "NCR - DelhiLive". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "India's largest cities / urban areas". Retrieved 1 August 2013.
