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Uttar Pradesh
उत्तर प्रदेश ਉੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ | |
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State of India | |
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 Location of Uttar Pradesh in the Republic of India | |
 Map of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates: 26°51′N 80°55′E / 26.85°N 80.91°E | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Capital | Lucknow |
| Largest city | Lucknow |
| Government | |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (295* seats) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 243,286 km2 (93,933 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 240,581,477 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Official languages | Hindi,Awadhi,Kumaoni |
| ^* 294 elected, 1 nominated | |
Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتَرْ پرَدَّیشَ) 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). Uttar Pradesh has more people than any other state of India. It covers an area of 93,933 mi² (243,286 km²). It is bigger than the United Kingdom but smaller than Guinea. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone.