Meerut division

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Different districts of Meerut division
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Baghpat
Meerut
Ghaziabad
Hapur
Gautam Budh Nagar
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Different districts of Meerut division
   Baghpat
   Meerut
   Ghaziabad
   Hapur

Meerut division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Meerut city is the administrative headquarters of the division. It consists of 6 districts:-

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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 be added to NCR, later Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, 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/

28°59′24″N77°42′00″E / 28.9900°N 77.7000°E / 28.9900; 77.7000


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