Ghaziabad
| Ghaziabad ग़ाज़ियाबाद |
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Ghaziabad | ||
| Location : | 28 ° 40 ′ N , 77 ° 27 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 204 m | ||
| Area : | 210 km² | ||
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Inhabitants : - Agglomeration : |
1,648,643 (2011) 2,358,525 (2011) |
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| Population density : | 7851 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | www.nagarnigamghaziabad.in | ||
Ghaziabad ( Hindi : ग़ाज़ियाबाद , Urdu : غازی آباد; Ġāziyābād [ ɣaːzɪjaːˈbaːd̪ ]) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India with about 1.6 million inhabitants (2011 census).
location
It is a satellite city of Delhi and is located about 30 kilometers east of the city center of Delhi on the Ganges Canal .
climate
The climate crisis has led to a drastic shortage of drinking water in large parts of India . This is particularly noticeable in Ghaziabad. The city is one of those 21 major Indian cities whose groundwater reserves will be completely depleted in 2020 according to calculations by the government agency NITI Aayog.
politics
It is the administrative seat of the district of the same name .
economy
The city's industry consists largely of metalworking and electrical industries.
history
The city of Ghaziabad became a Municipal Corporation ( Nagar Nigam ) on August 31, 1994 . The urban area extends over an area of 210 km². It is divided into 5 administrative zones (City, Kavi Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Mohan Nagar and Vasundhara) and 70 wards. The Hindon River divides the city into two parts - Cis-Hindon and Trans-Hindon .
Personalities
- Donald Crowhurst (1932–1969), British businessman and amateur sailor, born in Ghaziabad
- Lara Dutta (* 1978), Indian film actress and model; born in Ghaziabad
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 141 kB)
- ↑ Jessie Yeung, Swati Gupta, Michael Guy: India has just five years to solve its water crisis, experts fear. Otherwise hundreds of millions of lives will be in danger. In: CNN. July 4, 2019, accessed on July 10, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c www.nagarnigamghaziabad.in
