Mathura district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Division
- Agra
- Headquarters
- Mathura
- Lok sabha constituencies
- Mathura
- Total
- 3,333 km (1,287 sq mi)
- Density
- 764.2/km (1,979/sq mi)
- Literacy
- 74.65%.
- Official
- Hindi
- Local
- Braj Bhasha
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 ( IST )
- Website
- mathura .nic .in
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
District Mathura, Government of Uttar Pradesh | Birth Place of Lord Sri Krishna | India
Birth Place of Lord Sri Krishna
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Encyclopedic overview
Mathura district ( Hindi pronunciation: [mət̪ʰʊɾaː]), situated along the banks of the river Yamuna, is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of north-central India. The historic city of Mathura is the district headquarters. Mathura district is home to many important sites associated with goddess Radha and Lord Krishna, who according to legend, was born in Mathura and grew up in the nearby town of Vrindavan. Both cities are some of the most sacred sites in the Vaishnava tradition, making Mathura district an important Hindu pilgrimage centre.
The District is part of Agra division. Total area of Mathura district is 3340 sq. km. There are 5 tehsils in Mathura district.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mathura district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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