Gurgaon division, officially known as Gurugram division, is one of the six divisions of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. The division comprises the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (pronunciation: ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
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Mahendragarh
Mahendragarh is a city and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is from Gurgaon and comes under National Capital Region (India).
Etymology
Earlier named ''kanaud'', in early 1860s it was renamed ...
and
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a Municipal Council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. King of Rewari is Rao Onkar Singh.It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from Delhi .
[Title: Divisions of Haryana, Publisher: National Institute of Disaster Management, Government of India, Accessed: 26 March 2016]
[<[http://www.harpanchayats.gov.in/hidden/-/asset_publisher/BIldmM0nyFKQ/content/state-of-panchayat-haryana/5579304 Title: Department of Development and Panchayat, Publisher: Government of Haryana, Accessed: 26 March 2016]] This division used to be called Gurgaon division, but on 27 September 2016, it was renamed to Gurugram division.
See also
*Districts of Haryana
*Gurgaon district
References
Divisions of Haryana
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