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Also known as Shiraz-i-Hind, Lucnow, Lakhnau, City of Nawabs, Golden City of India, Constantinople of the East

Lucknow () is a metropolis and the second largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. The city had a population of 2.8 million according to the 2011 census making it the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. It is an important centre of education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, design, culture, tourism, music, and poetry. Lucknow, along with Agra and Varanasi, forms the backbone of the Uttar Pr

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Lucknow is the capital city of India's Uttar Pradesh state and the second-largest city in that state, with a population of 2.8 million people as of 2011. The city serves as an important hub for education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, culture, tourism, music, and poetry in India.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Lucknow
Settlement.native_name
Lakhanaū
Settlement.native_name_lang
hi
Settlement.blank_emblem_type
Seal of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation
Settlement.blank_emblem_size
100px
Settlement.settlement_type
Metropolis
Settlement.nicknames
The City of Nawabs, The Golden City of India, Constantinople of the East, Shiraz-e-Hind
Settlement.map_caption
Interactive Map Outlining Lucknow District.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Uttar Pradesh#India#Asia#Earth
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
Lucknow
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Uttar Pradesh##Location in India##Location in Asia##Location in Earth
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Division
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Uttar Pradesh

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Wikidata facts

Official name
لکھنؤ
Demonym
Lucknowi
Located in
Oudh State
Official language
English language
Population
2815601
Area
631
Elevation
123
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Body of water
Gomti River
Official website
www.lucknow.nic.in
Image
Gomti river in Downtown New Lucknow.JPG
Dialing code
522
Licence plate code
UP-32
Significant event
Siege of Lucknow
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native label
لکھنؤ
Commons category
Lucknow
category for people born here
Category:Births in Lucknow
topic's main category
Category:Lucknow
twinned administrative body
Brisbane
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Lucknow
category for films shot at this location
Category:Films shot in Lucknow
category of associated people
Category:People from Lucknow
postal code
227101–227132
male population
1470133
female population
1345468
IPA transcription
ləkʰ.nə.uː
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