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Kanpur

Southern Asia

Kanpur, originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is a large city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
4,581,268 1
Infobox figure is for Kanpur Metro; no separate city-proper population is given.
Area (sq km)
403 1
Infobox area figure (403 km2) is for Kanpur Metro.
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
126 1
Latitude
26.449923 degrees north 1
Longitude
80.331874 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 2
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India, Countries
Source Kanpur (Wikipedia)
Uttar Pradesh, States or Territories

Kanpur is a large city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Source Kanpur (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Kanpur (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Kanpur (/kɑːnˈpʊər/ , Hindi pronunciation: [kaːn̪.pʊɾ]), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is a large city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Infobox: population_total
    4,581,268 (estimate)
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2024
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    403
  • Infobox, Elevation
    126 m (413 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    26.449923N 80.331874E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    26.449923N 80.331874E
  • Associated With: India, Infobox, Country
    India
  • Associated With: Uttar Pradesh, Infobox, State field
    Uttar Pradesh
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2. GeoNames: Kanpur - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1267995
    26.46523 80.34975 P PPL IN 36 164 849 2823249 137 Asia/Kolkata
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 137 m
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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 26.25, 80.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 80.25
26.25 80.25 Csa
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Wikidata: Kanpur
  • Wikidata Q66568, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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