Meerut division

Meerut division in Uttar Pradesh

Meerut division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Meerut is the administrative headquarters of the division.

Area

Currently, the division consists of districts of Meerut, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur and Baghpat.

Coverage

It is that area of Western Uttar Pradesh which is part of National Capital Region (NCR). All the districts, major cities and towns in this division are part of the NCR region of Uttar Pradesh. Ghaziabad, Noida were first to added to NCR, later Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr and Baghpat were added. The region consists of nearly 37% of NCR area.

Education

Higher government educational institutions in Meerut division are Chaudhary Charan Singh University(Meerut),LLRM Medical College(Meerut) and Gautam Buddha University(Greater Noida).

Website

Division's official website is http://meerutdivision.nic.in/

Coordinates: 28°59′24″N 77°42′00″E / 28.9900°N 77.7000°E / 28.9900; 77.7000


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