Kanpur, city, northern India, in Uttar Pradesh State, on the Ganges River. Called Cawnpore before 1948.The largest city of Uttar Pradesh and one of the largest in India, Kanpur has an area of more than 100 sq mi (260 sq km).

Products include metals, chemicals, machinery, textiles, and electrical equipment.There are mango and mahua groves and a dhak forest. Bithur, a ruined town, is a Hindu holy place.

Population (1991) 1,874,409 metropolitan area, 2,039,064

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