Ghaziabad district, India
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Ghaziabad district गाजियाबाद जनपद غازی آباد ضلع |
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| District of Uttar Pradesh | |
 Location of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Meerut |
| Headquarters | Ghaziabad, India |
| Tehsils | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Meerut (shared with Meerut district) 2. Ghaziabad |
| • Assembly seats | 5 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,273 km2 (492 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,323,241 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.8% (2,001) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 85% |
| • Sex ratio | 860 (2001) |
| Major highways | NH58, NH24, NH91 |
| Website | Official website |
Ghaziabad district (pronounced [ɣaːziːaːˈbaːd̪ ˈzɪlaː]) is a largely suburban district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India of National Capital Region. The town of Ghaziabad is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district is part of Meerut Division. It has become a major bedroom community for Delhi.
Ghaziabad District was once part of Meerut District, but split off forming the district with an area of 2550 km2, and again Gautam Buddha Nagar District was split off as well, reducing it to 1933.3 km2. In Sept 2011 2 tehsils split off and formed Hapur District. The revised area is 1273 km2 and revised population is 3,323,241.
Ghaziabad district is bounded on the northwest by Baghpat District, on the north by Meerut District, on the east by Hapur District, on the southeast by Bulandshahr District, on the southwest by Gautam Buddha Nagar District, and on the west by Delhi state across the Yamuna River.
According to the 2011 Census, it is the third most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75), after Allahabad and Moradabad.
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