Aligarh is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, serving as the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district. It lies about 342 kilometers northwest of the state capital Lucknow and roughly 130 kilometers southeast of New Delhi. The city borders the districts of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathras and Etah, as well as Mathura, and also borders Palwal district in the neighboring state of Haryana. As of the 2011 census, Aligarh was the 53rd most populous city in India.
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Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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1. Aligarh (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 874,408 (2011)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 27.88, longitude 78.08
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 178 m
P571 (inception)
inception 1753
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 874408 (2011)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Alīgarh - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 189 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.75, 78.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.75, 78.25
27.75 78.25 BSh
4. GeoNames: Alīgarh - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1279017Quote, cities500 record 1279017
27.88145 78.07464 P PPL IN 36 143 755 753207 189 Asia/Kolkata
Aligarh (Wikipedia)
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Aligarh (Hindi pronunciation: [əliːgəɽʱ]; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
[əliːgəɽʱ]; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
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