Agra
city in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Summary
Agra is a city[1]. Agra ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,405 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Agra district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], human settlement[7], former capital[8]
- Basic form of government: municipal corporation[9]
- Postal code: 282001[10]
- Part of: Yamuna-Ganga Doab[11]
- Commons category: Agra[12]
- Licence plate code: UP-80[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[14]
- Local dialing code: 562[15]
- Authority: Agra Municipal Corporation[16]
- Official website: https://agra.nic.in/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Agra[18]
- Commons gallery: आगरा[19]
- Population: 1,585,705[20]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[21], Otto's encyclopedia[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Great dictionary of geographical names[25], The New Student's Reference Work[26], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[27], Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band[28]
- Capital of: Agra district[29], Agra division[30]
- Official name: Agra[31], आगरा[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Agra[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Agra[34]
- Native label: आगरा[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Agra[36]
- Different from: Agra[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 171 m[38]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Agra covers an area of 188.40 km²[39].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Agra include Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University[40], a state public university[41], in India[42], founded in 1927[43].
Why It Matters
Agra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Agra is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Agra include Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University[40], a state public university[41], in India[42], founded in 1927[43].