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20 Facts About Mathura district

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Mathura district situated along the banks of the river Yamuna is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of north-central India.

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Mathura district is home to many important sites associated with goddess Radha and Krishna, who is believed to be born in Mathura and grew up in the nearby town of Vrindavan.

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Findings of ancient stone inscriptions in Maghera, a town 17 kilometres from Mathura district, provide historical artifacts giving more details on this era of Mathura district.

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Indo-Scythian satraps of Mathura district are sometimes called the "Northern Satraps", as opposed to the "Western Satraps" ruling in Gujarat and Malwa.

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Mathura district served as one of the Kushan Empire's two capitals from the first to the third centuries.

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The Mathura district has a population density of 761 inhabitants per square kilometre.

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Mathura district receives a large number of daily visitors besides pilgrims who stay for an average of 3 days.

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Region of Mathura was added to British territory in 1803 AD Till 1832 A D, when Mathura was recognised as district, the region was partly administered from Agra and partly from Sadabad.

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Mathura district is the home for Indian I Corps within the Indian Army's Central Command, hosting Strike I Corps headquarters in a large classified area in the outskirts of the city known as Mathura district Cantonment.

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Mathura district is governed by a number of bodies, the most important being the Mathura district Nagar Nigam, which is responsible for the master planning of the city.

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Health care facilities in Mathura district are provided by Central, State and Local government facilities, besides numerous private providers.

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Mathura district has lesser percentage of girls marrying before 18 years of age, which is 31.

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Mathura district Refinery located in the city is one of the biggest oil refineries of Asia.

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Mathura district Refinery is the first in Asia and third in the world to receive the coveted ISO-14001 certification for Environment Management System in 1996.

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Mathura district is a big centre for production of cotton materials;prominent among them being pure white bleached cotton sarees for women and dhotis for men, and cotton niwar tapes for beds.

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Mathura district is home to the Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University, the first of its kind in the state and the fourth in the country to be made independent veterinary universities.

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Mathura district is one of the seven most holy places for Hindus in India.

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Gita Mandir is situated at a distance of nearly five kilometers from Mathura district Junction is an attraction of Mathura district.

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Mathura district is on the main lines of the Central Railways and is connected with all the important cities of Uttar Pradesh and India such as Delhi, Agra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Jaipur, Gwalior, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai.

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Mathura district is well connected by motorable roads to important cities in the region.

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