Hapur district
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Hapur district हापुड़ जनपद ہاپوڑ ضلع |
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| District of Uttar Pradesh | |
 Location of Hapur district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Meerut |
| Headquarters | Hapur |
| Tehsils | Hapur, Garhmukteshwar, Dhaulana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 660 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,338,211 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
Hapur district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. This district on the Ganges river is 35 miles from New Delhi.
The new district of Panchsheel Nagar, was created from the tehsils of Hapur, Garhmukteshwar and Dhaulana previously of Ghaziabad district as one of three new districts of Uttar Pradesh on 28 September 2011. U.P. Chief Minister Mayawati justified the decision by declaring that Ghaziabad district was "far too big for administrative efficiency", and that creating smaller districts conformed to the ideas proposed by social reformers B. R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule.
The district was renamed from Panchsheel Nagar to Hapur district on 23 July 2012. Hapur district is a part of Meerut division.
It falls within the National Capital Region (India).
Hapur district contains three Tehsils: Hapur, Garhmukteshwar and Dhaulana.
The district population as the 2011 census was 1.3 million, which was split into 30% urban, 70% rural.
Major industries in the district are papadum, paper, textiles and steel tube production.
Coordinates: 28°43′51″N 77°46′33″E / 28.7309°N 77.7757°E
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