{{About|the district|its BAGDeponymous headquarters|Lucknow}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}

{{India Districts

|Name = Lucknow

|State = Uttar Pradesh

|Division = [[Lucknow division|Lucknow]]

|HQ = Lucknow

|Map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Lucknow.svg

|Area = 4646477

|Rain =

|Population = 4,588,455

|Urban =

|Year = 2011

|Density = 1815

|Literacy =

|SexRatio =

|Tehsils =

|LokSabha = [[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lucknow]] & [[Mohanlalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mohanlalganj]]

|Assembly =

|Highways =

|Website = http://lucknow.nic.in/

}}

'''Lucknow district''' is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] located in the [[Uttar Pradesh]] state in northern [[India]]. The city of [[Lucknow]] is the district headquarters and the district is part of [[Lucknow Division]] and also is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The City was established in 1775 as the nawab of [[Awadh]] moved his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow and made it one of the most prosperous and glittering cities in all India. The district has an urban population about 7 million which makes it one of the most populous districts in [[India]].

==Historical Background==

Located in what was historically known as the [[Awadh]] region, Lucknow has always been a multicultural place.<ref name=lucknow>{{cite web | url = http://www.lucknowonline.com/index.php| title = Welcome to the city of Nawabs | accessdate = 2012-01-16 | year = 2012 | publisher = Lucknow Online}}</ref> Courtly mannerism, lofty gardens, poetry, music, and fine traditional cuisine patronized by the Persian-loving Shia Nawabs are well known amongst Indians and students of South Asian culture and history.<ref name=lucknow/>

==Climate==

{{climate chart

|Lucknow

|6.9|22.6|21.9

|9.3|26.0|11.2

|14.2|32.2|7.7

|20.5|38.1|4.9

|24.7|40.5|16.5

|27.1|38.7|107.4

|26.1|33.6|294.3

|25.6|32.5|313.9

|24.3|33.0|180.6

|19.0|32.5|45.2

|11.8|28.9|3.8

|7.4|24.1|7.3

|source=[http://www.worldweather.org/066/c00532.htm World Weather Information Service]

|float=left

|clear=none

}}

The climate of Lucknow district is predominantly [[subtropical climate|subtropical]] in nature. Hot atmosphere during the months of May and June and heavy rainfalls during the months of June, July and August are the typical characteristics of Lucknow.

==Demography==

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|title=Religions in Lucknow District

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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|70.08}}

{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|29.46}}

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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Lucknow district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,588,455,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote =

Georgia 4,585,874 July 2011 est.

}}</ref> or the US state of [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php

|title=2010 Resident Population Data

|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau

|accessdate=2011-09-30

|quote=Louisiana 4,533,372

|deadurl=yes

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019000000/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php

|archivedate=19 October 2013

|df=

}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 31st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 1815 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.79%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Lucknow has a [[sex ratio]] of 906 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 79.33%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

According to the [[2001 census of India|2001 census]] Lucknow district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,681,461.

===District Map===

[[File:Lucknow District map.PNG|thumb|Map showing Lucknow District]]

====Blocks in Lucknow District====

The following are the blocks in the district of Lucknow:<ref>http://www.brandbharat.com/english/up/Blocks%20of%20Lucknow%20district%20Uttar%20Pradesh.html</ref>

* [[Bakshi Ka Talab]]

* [[Chinhat]]

* [[Gosainganj, Lucknow|Gosainganj]]

* [[Kakori]]

* Mal

* [[Malihabad]]

* [[Mohanlalganj]]

* Sarojini Nagar

==Languages==

Languages spoken here include [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]], a vernacular in the [[Hindi language (generic)|Hindi]] [[dialect continuum|continuum]] spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the [[Awadh]] region.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Awadhi: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=awa | accessdate = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref> Urdu and Hindi are also the two mainstream languages of the district.

==References==

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==External links==

* {{official website|http://lucknow.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Lucknow district

|North = [[Sitapur district]]

|Northeast =

|East = [[Bara Banki district]]

|Southeast = [[Rae Bareli district]]

|South =

|Southwest = [[Unnao district]]

|West =

|Northwest = [[Hardoi district]]

}}

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