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The United Provinces (shortened to UP), was a province in British India that roughly corresponded to the modern day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The province was known by the following names:

United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1902-1921)
United Provinces of British India (1921-1937)
United Provinces (1937-1950)

UP consisted of Agra Province and Oudh Province.

Predecessors

Agra Province

Ceded and Conquered Provinces (1805–1834)
Presidency of Agra (14 November 1834- 1 June 1836)
North-Western Provinces (1836–1902)

Oudh Province

Chief Commisionership (1856-1877, excluding 18 months under the Nawab during the Indian Mutiny)
Governed jointly with North-Western Provinces (1877–1902)

Divisions

The administrative divisions during the British period were:

Meerut
Agra
Kumaon
Gorakpur
Benares

Districts

The administrative districts and their headquarter towns are listed in the article United Provinces Districts.

Main cities

Historical books online

The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z. Pdf downloads: Vol. 1, Part 1 Vol. 1, Part 2 Vol. 2, Part 1, Vol. 2, Part 2, Vol. 3, Part 1, Vol. 3, Part 2. Additional files are available for Volume 3.
Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. I

Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. II 1908. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India

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 ==Historical books online==
-*''The Himalayan Gazetteer  or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is  available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z.
+*''The Himalayan Gazetteer  or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is  available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z.   Pdf downloads: [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/95851 Vol. 1, Part 1] [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/97345 Vol. 1, Part 2] [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/95852 Vol. 2, Part 1], [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/96527 Vol. 2, Part 2], [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/95853 Vol. 3, Part 1], [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/95854  Vol. 3, Part 2]. Additional files are available for Volume 3.
+*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207370 ''Imperial Gazetteer of India  Provincial Series: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. I'']
+:[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207372 ''Imperial Gazetteer of India  Provincial Series: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Vol. II''] 1908. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India
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