Moradabad District | |
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Coordinates (Moradabad): 28°50′N 78°46′E / 28.84°N 78.76°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Moradabad |
Headquarters | Moradabad |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Moradabad |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Barhapur Kanth Thakurdwara Moradabad Rural Moradabad Nagar |
Area | |
• Total | 3,741 km2 (1,444 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,126,507 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 58.67 per cent[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | moradabad |
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city of Moradabad is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is part of Moradabad division. It used to be the second most populous district of Uttar Pradesh out of 75 after Prayagraj[2] till a new district Sambhal was carved out of it in 2011.
The district of Moradabad lies between 28°21´ to 28°16´ north latitude and 78°4´ to 79° east longitude.