Agra

Summary

Agra is a city^[1]. Agra ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,689 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Agra is located in Agra district^[3].
• Agra is in the country of India^[4].
• Agra is on the continent of Asia^[5].
• Agra's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Agra's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Agra's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[8].
• Agra's instance of is recorded as former capital^[9].
• Agra's basic form of government is recorded as municipal corporation^[10].
• Agra's postal code is recorded as 282001^[11].
• Agra is part of Yamuna-Ganga Doab^[12].
• Agra's Commons category is recorded as Agra^[13].
• Agra's licence plate code is recorded as UP-80^[14].
• Agra's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[15].
• Agra's local dialing code is recorded as 562^[16].
• Agra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.18, 'lon': 78.02}^[17].
• Agra's authority is recorded as Agra Municipal Corporation^[18].
• Agra's official website is recorded as https://agra.nic.in/^[19].
• Agra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Agra^[20].
• Agra's Commons gallery is recorded as आगरा^[21].
• Agra has a population of {'amount': '+1585705'}^[22].
• Agra's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[23].
• Agra's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[24].
• Agra's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• Agra's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Agra's described by source is recorded as Great dictionary of geographical names^[27].

Body

Geography

Agra is in the country of India^[4]. Agra is located in Agra district^[3]. Agra is on the continent of Asia^[5]. Agra is part of Yamuna-Ganga Doab^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Agra covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+188.40'}^[28]. Agra sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+171'}^[29]. Agra has a population of {'amount': '+1585705'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], human settlement^[8], and former capital^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Agra include Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University^[30], a state public university^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1927^[33].

Why It Matters

Agra ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,689 views/month).^[2] Agra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Agra is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Agra include Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University^[30], a state public university^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1927^[33].