Meerut
metropolitan city in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Summary
Meerut is a city[1]. Meerut ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,914 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Meerut district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], human settlement[6]
- Postal code: 250001[7], 250002[8], 250003[9]
- Commons category: Meerut[10]
- Licence plate code: UP-15[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[12]
- Local dialing code: 121[13]
- Authority: Meerut Municipal Corporation[14]
- Official website: http://meerut.nic.in[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Meerut[16]
- Population: 1,305,429[17], 1,571,434[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22]
- Capital of: Meerut district[23], Meerut division[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Meerut[25]
- Native label: Meerut[26], मेरठ[27], میرٹھ[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Meerut[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 218 m[30]
- Area: 141.94 km²[31]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Uttar Pradesh[32], WikiProject Indian cities[33], WikiProject Cities[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Meerut include Meerut Airport[35], an airport[36], in India[37].
Why It Matters
Meerut has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Meerut is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Meerut include Meerut Airport[35], an airport[36], in India[37].