Agra division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It contains 4 districts i.e. Agra , Firozabad , Mainpuri and Mathura districts. ^[1] The population of Agra Division was 11,304,646 as of 2011 census . ^[2] Agra city is the headquarters of this division.

Districts [ edit ]

• Agra
• Mathura
• Firozabad
• Mainpuri

History [ edit ]

During the formation of state of Uttar Pradesh after independence , Agra division included districts of Agra, Aligarh , Mathura, Etah and Mainpuri. Firozabad district was created from Agra district on 2 February 1989. Later, Hathras district was carved out from Aligarh district on 3 May 1997. The then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , Mayawati created a separate Aligarh division which contained the districts of Aligarh, Hathras, Etah and a newly created Kasganj district from Etah district on 15 April 2008.

References [ edit ]

27°11′00″N 78°01′00″E  /  27.1833°N 78.0167°E  / 27.1833; 78.0167

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