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Agra division

Coordinates: 27°11′00″N 78°01′00″E / 27.1833°N 78.0167°E / 27.1833; 78.0167
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Agra division

Agra division (Hindi pronunciation: [aːgɾaː]) is one of the 18 administrative geographical units of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It contains 4 districts i.e. Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri and Mathura districts.[1] The population of Agra Division was 11,304,646 as of 2011 census.[2] Agra city is the headquarters of this division.

Districts

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History

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During the formation of state of Uttar Pradesh after independence, Agra division included districts of Agra, Aligarh, Mathura, Etah and Mainpuri. Firozabad district was created from Agra district on 2 February 1989. Later, Hathras district was carved out from Aligarh district on 3 May 1997. The then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati created a separate Aligarh division which contained the districts of Aligarh, Hathras, Etah and a newly created Kasganj district from Etah district on 15 April 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "Agra division, Uttar Pradesh, India". Mindat. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census".

27°11′00″N 78°01′00″E / 27.1833°N 78.0167°E / 27.1833; 78.0167