Uttar Pradesh

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[[Image:Uttar Pradesh Apsara.jpg|thumb|right|A 12th-century [[sandstone]] statue of an [[Apsara]] from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Image:Lucknow places.jpg|thumb|Lucknow]]
'''Uttar Pradesh''' ({{lang-hi|उत्तर प्रदेश}}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اتر پردیش}}}}) is a state in northern [[India]]. For short, people call it UP. [[Lucknow]] is the capital city of UP.

The [[population]] of the state is 199,581,477 ([[census]] 2011). It covers an area of 93,933 [[square mile|mi²]] (243,286 [[km²]]). It is bigger than the [[United Kingdom]] but smaller than [[Guinea]]. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the [[North India]]n zone.

== Geography ==
Uttar Pradesh has a long border with [[Nepal]] to the north. Next to it are also the Indian states of [[Uttarakhand]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Bihar]]. There are two [[geographical]] main regions:-

* The larger '''[[Gangetic Plains of India|Gangetic Plain]]''' in the north: it includes the Ganga-Yamuna [[Doab]]; the Ghaghra plains; the Ganga plains and the [[Terai]]. It has highly [[fertile]] soils and flat [[topography]]. There are also many [[pond]]s, [[lake]]s and [[river]]s.
* The smaller '''Vindhya Range''' and [[plateau]] region in the south. There are [[hill]]s, [[plain]]s, [[valley]]s and plateau. It is harder to get [[water]].

==Divisions of Uttar Pradesh==

* [[Agra Division]]
* [[Allahabad Division]]
* [[Azamgarh Division]]
* [[Bareilly Division]]
* [[Basti Division]]
* [[Chitrakoot (Dham) Division]]
* [[Devipatan Division]]
* [[Faizabad Division]]
* [[Gorakhpur Division]]
* [[Jhansi Division]]
* [[Kanpur Division]]
* [[Lucknow Division]]
* [[Meerut Division]]
* [[Mirzapur Division]]
* [[Muradabad Division]]
* [[Saharanpur Division]]
* [[Varanasi Division]]

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==Climate==

The [[climate]] of Uttar Pradesh is mostly [[subtropical climate|subtropical]]. However weather conditions change a lot depending on where one lives and the season.

''[[Temperature]]'': The average temperatures vary from 12.5–17.5°C (54.5–63.5°F) in [[January]] to 27.5–32.5°C (81.5–90.5°F) in [[May]] and [[June]]. The highest temperature recorded in the State was 49.9°C (121.8°F). It was at [[Gonda, India|Gonda]] on May 8, 1958.

''Rainfall'': Rainfall is between 1,000 and 2,000 mm (40–80 inches) in the east and between 600 and 1,000 mm (24–40 inches) in the [[west]]. Most of the rain is due to the [[southwest monsoon]]. It lasts from June to [[September]]. Consequently, floods are a problem during those seasons. They badly damage crops and property.

''[[Drought]]s'': They occur when the monsoon does not come in the usual season. It leads to crop failure.

''[[Snow]]fall'': In the Himalayan region of the State it usually snows from 3 to 5 metres (10 to15 feet) between [[December]] and [[March]].

==Transportation==
[[Image:DND Flyway.jpg|thumb|right|Expressway]]

'''[[Airport|Airway]]s''': The state has four important airports and 23 air strips. They are in [[Agra]], [[Kanpur]], Lucknow and [[Varanasi]]. Lucknow is the biggest and most important airport of the state.

'''[[Railway]]s''': Almost all the major cities and even some smaller cities are linked. The state has the largest railway network in the country. Its total length is 8,546 km (2006). It has the sixth largest railway [[density]].

'''[[Road|Roadway]]s''': The state has the largest [[road]] network in the country. The biggest is [[Maharashtra]]. There are 31 National Highways (NH). In total they are of 4,942 km (8.5% of total NH length in India). It has the seventh highest road density in the India (1,027 km per 1000 km<sup>2</sup> in 2002). It also has the largest surfaced urban road network in the country (50,721 km, as on 2002). Cities of [[Kanpur]], Lucknow, Bareilly, Allahabad, Varanasi, [[Jhansi]], [[Gorakhpur]], [[Noida]], [[Ghaziabad]], [[Meerut]], [[Mathura]], [[Agra]] and [[Ghazipur]] are connected to many National Highways.

'''[[Waterway]]s''': The river [[Ganges]] - from Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) to [[Haldia]] (West Bengal) - has been declared as [[Inland Waterways Authority of India|National Waterway]] (NW)-I and 600 km of the total NW-I lies in Uttar Pradesh.

==Provincial symbols of Uttar Pradesh==
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Image:Sarus Crane I IMG 8628.jpg|Provincial bird of Uttar Pradesh, the [[Sarus Crane]]
Image:Barasingha.jpg|Provincial animal of Uttar Pradesh
Image:Sita-Ashok (Saraca asoca) leaves & flowers in Kolkata W IMG 2272.jpg|Provincial tree of Uttar Pradesh
Image:STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg|Provincial flower of Uttar Pradesh
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